Question NW2535 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
06 November 2017 - NW2535
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether, with regard to the reply to question 2466 on 28 July 2015, he wrote to the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for local government in Gauteng, if not, why not; if so, will he provide Mr M Waters with a copy of the letter and any further correspondence between him and the MEC in relation to this matter; (2) (a) what were the findings of the investigation that he requested the MEC to commission and (b) will he provide Mr M Waters with a copy of the full report of the investigation?
Reply:
1. Yes, my predecessor wrote to the MEC responsible for Local Government in Gauteng requesting him to commission an investigation, in terms of section 106 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No 32). The correspondence to the MEC is attached as Annexure A.
2. (a) The MEC responsible for Local Government in Gauteng referred the matter to the municipality. The municipality dealt with the matter through a disciplinary process and the outcome was the dismissal of the employee concerned.
(b) As stated above, an investigation was not instituted by the MEC responsible for Local Government, the matter was first referred to the municipality. In the event the municipality was not able to address the matter, an investigation would have been initiated.