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Two ANC ward councillors in the Buffalo City metro have been suspended without pay for three months after they were found guilty of committing Covid-19 relief food parcel fraud. | MaliDayimani

Ward councillor Nicky Vitbooi allegedly overlooked people not aligned to her faction during the distribution of food parcels.

Meanwhile, it's alleged councillor Kuhle Ciliza solicited a R50 000 bribe from an artist who applied for municipal funding. The councillors, Nicky Roseline Vitbooi of Ward 10 and Kuhle Ciliza of Ward 1, were suspended by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Xolile Nqatha for violating the Municipal Systems Act, the Cogta department announced in a statement on Wednesday.

Nqatha said:"I decided to take up these cases after the failure of the council to act, despite the gravity of the cases and negative impact to government renewal and good governance. The need to take action against wrongdoing is in the deepest interest of building public confidence to government institutions."

 

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MaliDayimani Someone is doing something at last, big up.

MaliDayimani Suspension without pay must be compulsory!!

MaliDayimani Shocker 🥱

MaliDayimani iamSivN cava abantu bakho

MaliDayimani It ANC open a criminal case or we are just comrades

MaliDayimani Food parcels- this is how the ANC keep their vote. Action SA / DA take note!

MaliDayimani They stole from the less privileged and they get suspended. What about criminal charges, going through trial, conviction, sentencing and last but not least serving time. They should be fired and barred from holding any position in public office for life. Thieves

MaliDayimani Committing fraud... 3 months without pay.... Did the 💛💚🖤ANC🖤💚💛 suspend them for the fraud or getting caught? Either way it is disgusting and a clear slap in the face for the citizens. voetsekanc

MaliDayimani I must admire MEC Xolile Nqatha for this decision. I hope eThekwiniM is learning from this because many ward councillors in this metro are using services of ANC BEC instead of the elected ward committee.

MaliDayimani Petty thieves and primitives. Getting away with a slap on the wrist, encouragement to come back and steal some more from global crisis relief provisions.

MaliDayimani Mxm. No harm to him, 3 months is little

MaliDayimani Suspended how come not fired 3 months only without pay yet they can servive with big bank account neh

MaliDayimani Only 2

MaliDayimani This is what happens when you give the public purse to incompetent and corrupt person.

MaliDayimani They must be fired VoetsekANC

MaliDayimani And they are not arrested yet? Soft touch ANC. They have looted so much, salary loss may not hurt them. Criminal records will.

MaliDayimani Not dismissed, not removed from the party, not jailed.... just suspended

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