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News24 reports that the municipal manager of the embattled Kumkani Mhlontlo Local Municipality, Lungile Ndabeni, has been suspended. He was placed on precautionary suspension by the Qumbu-based council on Tuesday.
The council was acting on a recommendation by the Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), which accused Ndabeni of failing to cooperate with its investigation team over poor workmanship at three sports fields for which the municipality had paid a combined amount of about R80 million. According to the department, the municipality failed to properly monitor, verify, and manage its service providers during the construction of the sports fields and left its responsibilities to be conducted by the consultants.
Municipal spokesperson Mamela Mangcotywa confirmed that Ndabeni was placed on suspension for a period of three months, effective from Tuesday. Cogta MEC Zolile Williams’ spokesperson, Pheello Oliphant, explained that Ndabeni was suspended because he allegedly refused to cooperate with the investigation team that had been sent by the department to the municipality. Oliphant said: “He refused to provide documents that were critical for the investigations.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sithandiwe Velaphi at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
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