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However, regarding Masuku’s wife, Loyiso, who had also been implicated in the corruption allegations, Khawe said that the reports presented to them by his provincial integrity commission and the provincial task force “could not find any direct link “of his participation Corruption of the EPP.
“Therefore, the PEC approved PWC’s recommendation that he be allowed to go back to work. This decision also takes into consideration that there is currently an investigation by the SIU and if something is found to suggest otherwise, then the PEC will reconsider its decision, ”he said.
Loyiso is a MMC in the city of Johannesburg.
Khawe said the PEC has backed Makhura’s firing of Masuku and urged him to act quickly to appoint a permanent replacement to the post and address the leadership vacuum in the health department, which has lost many top officials to the EPP scandal.
“The meeting further ordered the prime minister to urgently appoint a MEC to bring much-needed stability in the department. It is an open secret that the department does not have senior staff in the form of MEC, HOD, DDG, CFO and all are able to act, “he said.
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