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IOL News reports that the suspended eThekwini Deputy City Manager Sibusiso Makhanya has resigned from his position. This was confirmed by eThekwini City Manager Musa Mbhele on Monday, who said Makhanya tendered his resignation last month.
Makhanya quietly left his job after initially putting up a fight in accusing the City of suspending him for political reasons. He was suspended in September and charged for misconduct for allegedly costing the City R6 million, which was interest that accumulated as a result of a civil case that the City lost against a service provider. The service provider, Africa Utility Solutions had supplied the City with smart electricity meter boxes but the municipality did not pay, which prompted a court battle that the company eventually won. However, in his representation to the independent investigator appointed by the City to investigate misconduct allegations against him, Makhanya said the real reason for his suspension was to pave the way for the appointment of a certain official of the City who had long been earmarked for the position of Cleansing Solid Waste (CSW) head. He said that as a deputy city manager responsible for Trading Services, under which the CSW unit, he would have been be responsible for the appointment of that person. He claimed it was well known within the City that he had been questioning the qualifications of that official, making it clear that he would not allow her to be appointed.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Willem Phungula at IOL News
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