A “wasteful” R134 million North West security tender which led to squabbles between the head of the department of social development and its political overseer has led to both officials being suspended.
Maape’s office said in a statement that the premier had put Mafokane — who was appointed head of department in May 2021 on a fixed five-year term — and North West MEC for social development Boitumelo Moiloa on “special leave” for a month over a “near administrative paralysis” in the department.that the North West government would forge ahead with an 18-month R133.
Even after he was suspended, Mafokane still sent Mphela a suspension letter, accusing the department official of “dereliction of your duties, gross insubordination, misrepresentation and/or gross negligence”. Mphela had failed to attend to matters related to the submission of the department’s annual performance report, which was meant to be processed by the provincial audit committee.
“The provincial treasury had to be called to reinstate the chief director with immediate effect. From a layman’s point of view, [Mphela’s] suspension is an invalid suspension.” The sources’ assertions were echoed by the provincial legislature’s health and social development committee, which turned both Mafokane and Moiloa away on 12 May before they could present the department’s annual performance plan and budget for the 2023-24 financial year.
In a statement, Anele Xhati, the social development secretary of the North West chapter of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union , accused Maape of giving Mafokane “full protection” and allowing the accounting officer to undermine the MEC and to do “as he pleases”. “This discord has the potential, if not managed, to paralyse service delivery and harm the poor and vulnerable persons who are serviced by the department.”
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