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Cape Times reports that the Cabinet has welcomed the signing into law of the bill that bars senior employees in local government from holding political office in parties.
In a post-Cabinet meeting statement, Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said the new law aimed at improving the capacity and ethical standards of local government. “The law forms part of the government’s efforts to professionalise the public service and ensure the sustainable provision of services to the people, as a basic right enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996,” he indicated. Gungubele said the new legislation also specified the processes to be followed for senior position appointments. “The Act prevented senior public officials from holding political office in political parties. Also with this Act in place, vacant municipal manager posts are expected to be advertised nationally to attract a wide pool of suitable candidates. Cabinet is confident that these changes will ensure that those who are appointed or elected into these positions will be able to deliver on their promises so that we can achieve a better life for all,” he said.
Read the original of the report in the above regard by Mayibongwe Maqhina at Cape Times
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