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News24 reports that newly elected City of Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse has issued a moratorium on filling vacant positions in the city because there is currently no political oversight in the city to keep watch over decisiosn made by the administration.
Phalatse indicated: “We do not have a majority government in Johannesburg, and we need to put in place coalitions first that will take the city forward. I have already issued an order for a moratorium to be placed for the filling of all vacancies, permanent and temporary. The moratorium includes the extension of employment contracts and the conversion. This is done to protect the integrity of the municipality." The mayor decided on the freeze after consultation with the acting city manager. The decision to freeze the filling of vacant posts followed her election as mayor of Johannesburg on 22 November. She was elected through the support of opposition political parties because the DA does not have a majority in the city. Phalatse has yet to appoint a 10-member mayoral committee because negotiations with opposition political parties have yet to be concluded.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Zintle Mahlati at News24
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