By Sihle Mavuso
The speaker of the uMshwathi Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has been asked to launch an investigation into Deputy Mayor Nokuthula Mdunge over allegations that she helped create a senior municipal post which she later applied for and secured.
Speaker Sbo Mbatha-Ntuli received a joint motion from Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) councillors Thandaza Nxumalo and Mzwandile Majozi, who argued that the municipality risked legal embarrassment if it failed to act.
The councillors alleged that Mdunge, a member of the African National Congress (ANC), participated in a process to amend the municipality’s organogram, resulting in the creation of the position of Manager for Intergovernmental Relations (IGR), carrying a monthly salary of about R52,000.
Mdunge later applied for the position, was shortlisted despite objections, and was subsequently appointed, according to the motion.
The allegations have intensified scrutiny of the scandal-plagued municipality, with Majozi previously writing to the provincial Department of
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