Joburg senior manager appointments a setback in the fight against corruption
8 February 2023
The newly elected Joburg Government, clumsily presided over by the Executive Mayor, Cllr. Thapelo Amad, has wasted no time in announcing the appointment of new acting senior managers. The new acting arrangements are designed to capture Johannesburg.
The City was on a steady path towards renewal, but there is now a clear and present danger of collapse and setback in the fight against corruption.
Ms. Sinaye Nxumalo has been appointed as the acting head of the city’s corruption watchdog, the Group Forensic and Investigation Services (GFIS). But she is the subject of an investigation by the very anti-corruption unit she now heads.
This can only be seen as a ploy to shield those who were under fire for their alleged nefarious acts. It was previously alleged that Ms. Nxumalo failed to submit forensic investigations into alleged acts of corruption to the Auditor-General that implicated senior officials.