She found that Mpho Seero was suspended in retaliation for blowing the whistle on 'irregular and unauthorised expenditure' of over R54 million.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is seen during a press briefing at the Public Protector's offices in Hatfield, 19 December 2018, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles
Mkhwebane found that the municipality suspended Mpho Seero, the chief audit executive, in retaliation for blowing the whistle on what he considered to be irregular and unauthorised expenditure at the municipality. Regulation 36 allows for money to be released in cases of emergency, which means normal processes don’t have to be adhered to as time is considered limited .
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