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The Public Protector discovered that he made irregular appointments in the city, including that of the chief executive of housing and the appointment of Tembe as head of the JMPD.
FILE: Herman Mashaba announces his resignation as mayor of Johannesburg on October 21, 2019. Image: Kayleen Morgan / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has made a series of damning findings against former Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, including that he appointed executives without following due process.
Publishing a series of investigative reports on Monday morning, Mkhwebane found that former Joburg Metro Police Chief David Tembe was among those who were incorrectly named.
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He also discovered that Mashaba illegally entered the procurement space and requested free financial services from his wife’s company, constituting a conflict of interest.
The findings against the former mayor of Johannesburg are decidedly adverse.
The Public Protector discovered that he made irregular appointments in the city, including that of the chief executive of Housing and Tembe.
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“The city incorrectly or irregularly appointed Mr. David Tembe to the post of Chief of the Johannesburg Metro Police without following due process.”
Mkhwebane said Mashaba also hired his wife’s company to solve the city’s financial problems.
“… illegally and irregularly entered the procurement space and requested free services from Lephatsi Financial Services, which constituted a conflict of interest.”
Mashaba has been found to have influenced the city to use the money set aside for a youth drug rehabilitation program to fund her own NGO.
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Mashaba has indicated that he will go to court to review the findings, saying he was disappointed in them.
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