Its Unanimous! Secretary to Parliament Gengezi Mgidlana Sacked For ‘Serious Misconduct’

Riyaz Patel

Suspended Secretary to Parliament, Gengezi Mgidlana, should be summarily dismissed immediately, a sitting of the House has unanimously moved.

There were no objections when the motion came before the House Thursday afternoon.

Mgidlana has been on paid special leave since June 2017.

A disciplinary committee found him guilty on a series of serious misconduct charges and recommended in August that he be fired.

The charges include accepting an ex gratia payment of more than R71,000,00 allowing his wife to travel with him at Parliament’s expense, and appointing a chief information officer who did not meet the minimum requirements for the post.

Mgidlana was also found to have abused the Parliamentary Protection Services by having members drive his wife and a relative, and for failing to stop drivers from using blue lights and sirens when ferrying him around.

He was further sanctioned for wrongful use of a credit card