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Regarding the district attorney’s allegations, he said the party has lost all cases against it in the Western Cape Superior Court.
“They are still bitter and will pounce on anything they can to try to destroy my reputation now, after failing in this mission when I was mayor of Cape Town,” she said.
She said she had nothing to fear and that she looked forward to testifying when and where she is called to do so, whether in front of the public protector or in court.
Vukela was suspended in July after being implicated in huge overspending on state funerals and an irregular hiring spree. In March, Ramaphosa, whose prerogative is to hire and fire CEOs, gave de Lille the green light for action against Vukela.
De Lille said the action follows reports it received about two investigations:
- a PwC report investigating allegations of irregularities related to the provision of mobile infrastructure for official funerals; and
- a report from the PSC investigating allegations of irregular appointments within the department’s senior management service.
In a separate matter, a PSC report last year found that Vukela had signed irregular appointments during a hiring spree in 2017 and early 2018. Among 739 appointments investigated, 12 senior officials were found to be unqualified.
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