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Daily Maverick reports that the City of Cape Town has sacked its urban waste management executive director Luzuko Mdunyelwa after he was found guilty on four out of six misconduct charges.
Mdunyelwa, who had held the position since September 2022, was dismissed after a confidential council meeting on 22 August 2024. The charges against Mdunyelwa stem from his decision to unilaterally cancel contracts with external service providers responsible for refuse collection and cleaning in informal settlements across Cape Town. He initiated a new in-house project using municipal staff for these tasks, bypassing the required legal processes. Specifically, Mdunyelwa failed to comply with Section 78 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, which mandates a thorough assessment before changing or reviewing municipal service mechanisms. The disciplinary committee, chaired by Graham Leslie SC, found Mdunyelwa’s actions were a material breach of the Act and noted that his testimony during the hearing was “obstructive, argumentative, and evasive”. The committee concluded that Mdunyelwa’s misconduct was serious enough to warrant dismissal. The decision to fire Mdunyelwa was not unanimous, with the ANC and Al Jama-ah opposing the council’s decision. The ANC caucus in Cape Town condemned the dismissal as “reckless and politically motivated”, warning that it would destabilise the already struggling waste management department and jeopardise community health.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Velani Ludidi at Daily Maverick
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