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TimesLive reports that an official has been earning two salaries, one from a North West municipality and the other from the national department of water and sanitation.
According to the department, the official was appointed as a director in April last year, but allegedly failed to resign from her position at the Moses Kotane municipality, outside Rustenburg. She was arrested on Monday by the Hawks. A formal investigation confirmed that the official was indeed ‘double dipping’, as she was dually employed by both the department and the municipality. For a period of six months, she continued to receive an income from both entities. “The investigation revealed that she was able to achieve this by submitting applications to the municipality for leave of absence in the form of sick, vacation and study leave to justify her continued absence from the municipality while rendering full-time services to the department,” the department explained. It went on to indicate: “Pursuant to several attempts to unsuccessfully delay the disciplinary proceedings, the official eventually pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and dishonesty. The chairperson’s report on sanction is now being finalised.” The municipality and department reported the matter to police, which led to the employee’s arrest.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Belinda Pheto at TimesLive
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