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IOL News reports on the case in which the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality in Ganyesa was hauled to the North West High Court for attempting to hire a municipal manager based on allegedly doctored competency test results.
Unsuccessful candidate Tshepo Bloom approached the court after the municipality appointed Eric Gaborone in November 2023. According to Bloom, the competency assessments conducted by Gijima Holdings misrepresented the outcome of Gaborone’s true assessment. He claimed that the selection panel presented an altered or falsified outcome and misled the council. On that basis, Bloom sought to have Gaborone’s appointment set aside as unlawful, unreasonable, and procedurally unfair. In response, Gaborone said the legal action was based on inadmissible hearsay, opinion, and speculation. He characterised the evidence as “imaginary” documents that were never properly placed before the court.
On Friday, Acting Judge Charlotte Oosthuizen-Senekal ruled that the decision of the council to appoint Gaborone “was taken on the basis of information that was either falsified or, at the very least, not the authentic record of the competency assessments conducted by Gijima." She said the recruitment process had been tainted by the presentation of reports that appeared to have been altered or misrepresented, and by the failure of the council to interrogate the authenticity of the material before it. The judge set aside the decision by the council to appoint Gaborone as the municipal manager.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Loyiso Sidimba at IOL News
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