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IOL News reports that the eThekwini municipality and its city manager, Musa Mbhele, have been directed to appear before the Durban Labour Court (LC) in November to explain why they should not be charged for contempt of court for failing to reinstate a senior investigator after the court issued such an order in August.
The senior investigator had been working at the eThekwini City Integrity and Investigations Unit (CIIU). He was dismissed in December 2024 following a disciplinary hearing. The dismissal stemmed from misconduct allegations related to the contract with a forensic company – Integrity Forensic Solutions (IFS) – that investigated former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede. IFS was appointed by CIIU to investigate DSW tender irregularities, which resulted in the arrest of Gumede and 21 others.
The controversy that resulted in disciplinary hearings for the senior investigator began after a whistle-blower’s report in May 2023 alleged irregularities in IFS’s appointment. Earlier this year, the LC found that the municipality had unlawfully dismissed the investigator and ordered that he be reinstated to his position on 18 August 2025, which did not happen. The LC said if the respondents did not provide a satisfactory explanation to the court for not complying with the order or failed to appear in court on the specified date, the court would seek an order declaring them in contempt.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nomonde Zondi at IOL News
- Read too, eThekwini officials face jail time for defying court ruling on investigator’s dismissal, at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
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