DA accuses Morero of enabling ‘cadre deployment’ at JPC

By Johnathan Paoli

The DA has slammed the Johannesburg Property Company (JPC) board’s decision to retain two Chief Executive Officers simultaneously, calling it a blatant attempt by the ANC to entrench its “cadre deployment network” within city institutions.

In a statement on Sunday, DA Johannesburg Caucus Leader Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku described the arrangement as “deeply troubling” and “a clear abuse of governance structures for political ends.”

“It’s becoming painfully clear that the ANC’s internal factional battles in Johannesburg are spilling over into City governance structures, using governance institutions as pawns in a much larger political game,” Kayser-Echeozonjoku said.

“Johannesburg deserves better. JPC doesn’t need two CEOs, it needs accountability, transparency, and good governance. The DA will not stay silent while ANC cadres continue to manipulate City institutions to serve their internal factional battles.”

The party says it has obtained documents confirming that the JPC board extended former CEO Helen Botes’s contract