'Untouchable' union boss said to have lied in CV

Politically connected Tontolo accused hid’ criminal record

- By Mzilikazi wa Afrika

The untouchable union leader who is allegedly wreaking havoc at Amatola Water Board in Eastern Cape, Victor Phumzile Totolo, has been found to be a former armed robbery convict who allegedly cooked his curriculum vitae to hide his criminal history.

Totolo, a full-time shop steward for the South African Municipal Workers Union at Amatola Water Board, allegedly misrepresented facts on his CV and claimed that he was working at an engineering firm while he was in fact serving time in jail.

An internal investigation report, seen by Sunday World, states that a whistleblower submitted a report, which indicated that Totolo has "a criminal record, which had not been disclosed to Amatola Water".