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City Press reports that Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu and her acting director-general Linton Mchunu have been accused of embarking on a witch-hunt to remove senior managers who opposed and exposed the irregular reappointment of four executive committee members in acting capacities.
In September last year, it was reported that 34 senior managers had signed and submitted a petition opposing the reappointment of the four committee members. Their objection to the reappointment of Mchunu and three other officials was supported by deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu and Nehawu. The trade union also submitted a memorandum to Mchunu and Zulu, demanding that she should stop the reappointments. Nevertheless, Zulu reappointed Thabani Buthelezi as deputy director-general of strategy and organisational transformation, Fanie Esterhuizen as chief financial officer, Isabella Sekawana as deputy director-general of welfare service, and Mchunu as acting director-general. The department has now instituted an investigation into the 34 senior managers and Nehawu representatives for blowing the whistle on the reappointment of the committee members. According to an internal circular issued by deputy director of corporate services Khumbula Ndaba last week, the month-long investigation is scheduled to commence on 13 March and conclude in April. The senior managers have written a strongly worded letter to director of corporate services Ndaba and labour relations director Koos Shabangu, objecting to the investigation. The department has assured Nehawu that the investigation was in no way aimed at victimising the petitioners or any participant, but only at ensuring that the process was credible, fair and objective.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Norman Masungwini at City Press (subscriber access only)
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