Central SA
Former Mangaung MM to respond to bribery allegations─── LUCKY NKUYANE 10:24 Wed, 02 Feb 2022
The former Bloemfontein-based Mangaung Metro Municipal Manager (MM) is expected to issue a statement responding to allegations that he asked for a bribe from a service provider.
This after an audio recording or clip, believed to be the ousted City Manager (CM) asking for a bribe, emerged on social media recently. Responding to OFM News' questions, More said he will shortly release a statement and believes that there is a witch hunt against him. EFF Mangaung’s regional chairperson, Kgopolang Lipale, tells OFM News that the red berets are in possession of this clip and will on Wednesday morning open a criminal case against More at the Park Road Police Station in Bloemfontein.
More was removed from his post as the council's city manager (CM), via a motion by the opposition, with the help of ANC councillors.
OFM News previously reported that, following his removal from office by council members, More then applied for urgent court action against the council.
More wanted the High Court to review and set aside the council’s decision, and to interdict the appointment of a new acting city manager. He says the decision by the council was not communicated to him. OFM News previously reported that a source said the motion to remove More was an irregular one since More is just an accounting officer and not a politician in council.
The source also told OFM News that what the council should have done, was to write to More and issue a letter to suspend him, pending an investigation. This source suspects that More was just used as a sacrificial lamb to settle a political score within the majority party in the council.
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OFM News also previously reported that the members who voted with the opposition in council to remove More, would be rapped on the knuckles by the ANC in the region for defying the party's standing and policies.
On Friday, the ANC Interim Regional Committee (IRC) coordinator, Sabelo Pitso, announced over 16 councillors will also be hurled before the party's working committee. Pitso did not mince his words when addressing the issue of former Mangaung Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC), Patrick Monyakoane.
He said the party would push for Monyakoane to be removed from the list of Proportional Councillors (PR) by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). He said Monyakoane was working against the party mandate and policies. This was after the ANC Chief Whip in council had given a clear mandate for ANC councillors to not engage or entertain motions that were still under discussion.
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