The KwaDukuza Municipality (KDM) has denied, in detail, a series of allegations made against high ranking municipal officials in a whistleblower letter to the Public Protector.
The anonymous letter, seen by the Courier, contained widespread allegations of corrupt activities in municipal processes.
A response from the Public Protector as to whether the allegations warrant further investigation is expected by Friday this week.
Addressing the contents of the letter, KDM issued the Courier with a 33 page response totalling some 8 500 words on Tuesday morning.
To view and read the document in its entirety, download it here
The municipality said they believe there is an ongoing smear campaign against the leadership of the municipality and that the allegations made in the letter were largely baseless.
In brief, the letter made nine main allegations.
1) Following storm damages to infrastructure in 2019, the municipal manager (MM) Nhlanhla Mdakane bypassed municipal procedures to appoint contractors for repairs.
KDM denied the version of events in the letter, citing Supply Chain Management (SCM) regulations and the fact that an impartial company was commissioned to give a report to the Municipal Public Accounts Committee, which was later adopted by council.
2) Currently suspended Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Shamir Rajcoomar faced “extreme resistance” to have the matter investigated.
The municipality said that investigations were done by KDM’s internal audit department, which...
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