Recruitment process for Msunduzi deputy city manager to start afresh

THE recruitment process to fill a top position that has been vacant for more than a year in the Msunduzi Municipality has to be started afresh amid allegations of irregularities including alleged rigging of interview scores.

- THAMI MAGUBANE

A report by the city's Municipal Public Accounts Committee (Mpac) compiled last month has advised the municipality to re-advertise the Deputy Municipal Manager for Community Services position. The attempt to fill the post on an acting capacity last week also sparked outrage and threats of legal action from the DA.

The Mpac report warned that the process to fill the vacancy on a permanent basis should be cancelled, and the recruitment process should start afresh.

It does not detail the irregularities discovered but zeroed in on the conduct of officials involved in the recruitment process, accusing them of acting against the interest of the municipality and stating that the officials violated numerous procedures and regulations during the process.