Government spin doctor nailed for bogus 'whistleblower' complaint

Msibi found guilty of plotting against his junior

- By Mawande AmaShabalala

Department of Transport (DoT) national spokesperson Collen Msibi is in hot water after an internal probe found that he was behind an “anonymous complaint” against his subordinate.

Msibi was found guilty of plotting to nail his junior, senior manager Esethu Hasane, under the pretext of being a whistleblower.

This is contained in an investigation report by a labour relations expert from the Gauteng Department of Health, which DoT head honchos have been sitting on for two months.

The report is now at the office of public protector Adv Kholeka Gcaleka, who is also probing Msibi for the complaint.

The saga emanates from a complaint about Hasane purporting to be from a whistleblower who was not happy that the ANC activist protested his party forming the government of national unity (GNU) with the DA as a member.