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Charge official, says Legislature

───   LUCKY NKUYANE 13:20 Tue, 13 Nov 2018

Charge official, says Legislature  | News Article

In an unprecedented move, the Portfolio Committee of Public Accounts in the Free State Legislature has decided to summon a former municipal official to appear before it.


This follows after the official in question, the former technical director of Tokologo Municipality that includes Hertzogville, was implicated in the awarding of illegal tenders. It also seems that the accused manager used two different identity documents and fraudulent qualifications. MPLs and members of the committee have decided enough is enough and gave the municipality a month to lay criminal charges against its former employee. He will also be called to come and explain and account on these accusations.

Meanwhile, the Municipality is - as others in the province - battling to pay its debt to the power utility Eskom. Earlier this year the municipality was threatened with a series of power cuts after it failed to honour its debt agreement with the power utility.

The Municipality was also involved in a spat with the lobby group AfriForum earlier this year when it lost a case against Afriforum in the FS High Court.

The civil rights organisation brought an application to hold this municipality responsible for water supply costs that AfriForum had incurred in 2016 to provide the people of Dealesville with water.

In 2015, the municipality was not able to provide the town’s residents with water because the municipal pumps were not maintained.


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