Samwu wants EC councillor out

conduct and of alleged fraud.

The local government department confirmed earlier this week it had received the letter and report. A sanction of dismissal had been recommended for both.

Silevana was dismissed was not.

The report states that Ndabazonke colluded with Silevana to defraud the municipality of R25 000 by falsely representing that she had performed a tiling job for the municipality.

“You are

found

guilty

of

but

Ndabazonke

dishonesty and thus in breach of the municipal code of conduct, in that you, acting in collusion with Silevana, concluded a contract with the municipality in respect of a tiling project, falsely representing other contracting parties, when in fact and in truth the contracting party was yourself,” the report reads.

“You are also found guilty of breaching the code in that you used your position as councillor for private gain and you were party to a contract with the municipality for the provision of goods and services without the prior municipal council.”

Samwu branch chairman Mangesi said employees wanted to know why Ndabazonke was still a councillor when he was supposed to have been dismissed.

“We the employees request that the sanction applied to Ndabazonke be implemented as a matter of urg Mangesi said.

“We find it strange that when Samwu writes a letter to the municipal leadership, copying the MEC, they would also share it with the

consent

of

the press. We think this is communicating in bad faith,” Qoboshiyane said, adding that his department was looking at the letter and would communicate with the union.

“The matter at issue dates back to the era of former MEC Sam Kwelita, so we are looking at the files; we will also liaise with the Ngqushwa Municipality on this issue.”

Ndabazonke declined to comment yesterday.

Ngqushwa mayor Solomzi Ndwayana said he had also received a letter from Samwu.

Ndwayana referred the Dispatch to council speaker Zukisa Jowela.

Jowela could not be reached for comment. — mpumziz@dispatch.