Tshwane City Manager files a grievance against Solly Msimanga
Pretoria – Friday, 09 November 2018: Today the Johannesburg Labour Court postponed the matter by the City Manager of Tshwane – Dr. Moeketsi Mosola against the respondents: Executive Mayor Solly Msimanga, the Speaker of Council – Councillor Katlego Mathabe and the City of Tshwane following a successful interdict as was granted on 25 October 2018 by the same court on the GladAfrica Preliminary Council Report by Bowman-Gilfillan. The postponement is as a result the COO of Tshwane joining in on the matter. The parties are expected to comply with the court order by next week Friday, 16 November 2018 with the matter to be argued at a time to be determined by the court.
Following concerns that the appointment of Bowman-Gilfilan was irregular – Dr. Mosola has written to Executive Mayor Solly Msimanga to work together to investigate the procurement process. The concerns are strengthened by how the Democratic Alliance (DA) has circumvented the law and instituted the illegal investigations where it governs using their henchmen lawyers – Bowman-Gilfillan.
As the Accounting Officer that respects the rule of law and that prioritises good governance – Dr. Mosola has a responsibility to ensure that goods and services are procured in accordance with the prescripts of the law and regulations are complied with. This investigation is one of the many that the City has conducted in the course of its business whenever concerns of irregularity in supply chain processes are raised.
Further to the investigation into procurement of Bowman-Gilfilan – Dr. Mosola has also submitted a formal grievance against the Executive Mayor Msimanga and the DA administration in Tshwane for leaking a Preliminary Council Report on the GladAfrica tender. The Preliminary Council Report was maliciously leaked to the Sunday Times and the City Press newspapers by the Executive Mayor and the DA as they are the only ones who received it from their henchmen lawyers – Bowman-Gilfillan.
Invoking the Code of Conduct for Councillors (Schedule 1, Section 10 (2) (c) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act of 2000 and Regulations) – Dr. Mosola submitted his grievance to Speaker of Council to investigate the illegal and unlawful conduct of the Executive Mayor and the DA administration in Tshwane. Dr. Mosola believes that in light of the Solly Msimanga’s claims last week about maintaining the highest ethical standards are laughable because the very person making these claims thought it wise to leak a Council Report to the media in an attempt to tarnish the City Manager’s good name and reputation.