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GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor Suzette Little says her party welcomes the dismissal of Malusi Booi as MMC for Human Settlement for the City of Cape Town.
“While GOOD welcomes the removal of Malusi Booi from the Cape Town Mayoral Committee, the Democratic Alliance needs to deal with all the criminal accused in its Council caucus,” Little said.
The decision to dismiss the MMC for Human Settlements by mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis followed a police raid at Booi’s offices last week as part of the ongoing investigations into fraud and corruption in the City’s housing department.
The investigation into these allegations at the Human Settlements Directorate has been ongoing for some time, with officials raising alarm as far back as 2020.
Little said the public deserves an honest update.
“The Mayor must provide clarity on what more he learned about Booi’s conduct that he did not know last week, when he announced his suspension,” she said, adding that the mayor must have been aware of information that implicated Booi long before the raid.
“The mayor needs to explain why he waited until now to act. GOOD is concerned about the ongoing secrecy around these allegations and investigation when this case involves public funds,” she added.
The city is accused of being inconsistent and potentially using Booi to cover up corruption.
The mayor’s decision to sack Booi also raises the issue of Nora Grose once again, as she is currently being defended with the help of public funds when she’s already been charged in the Commercial Crimes Court.
Grose is facing charges related to the misappropriation of funds, and is out on R10 000 bail.
Booi, on the other hand, has not been formally charged in any court.
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