Riyaz Patel
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has confirmed that she’s investigating South Africa’s Labour Minister amid allegations that he irregularly appointed 18 political allies to government jobs, including five women said to be in romantic relations with him, the Sunday Times reports.
The probe follows allegations by a former staff member against the Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi.
Nxesi acknowledged the investigation which is laid out in a 10-page letter.
Mkhwebane informed Nxesi, who is also the national deputy chair of the SACP, that she is investigating allegations of “irregular appointments, nepotism and irregular procurement.”
“According to the document, Nxesi – the former public works minister – hired Clive Mtshisa as the department of public works’ deputy director-general of corporate services, which comes with a minimum annual package of R1.5m, ‘in order to manage the deployment of SACP members,'” the publication reported.
The said document further states that Mtshisa
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