City Power MD Sicelo Xulu has been immediately released from his contractual duties by the entity’s board. The decision follows the completion of a forensic report into allegations of widespread corruption and mismanagement, costing the public billions of rand, the City of Johannesburg said on Monday. Mayor Herman Mashaba said in a statement that City Power’s board met last week following the final submission of Size Ntsaluba Gobodo Incorporated’s "damning forensic report". The board has appointed the city’s executive director for environmental and infrastructure services, Tiaan Ehlers, as acting MD. Xulu was placed on special leave in February. Mashaba said the board would ordinarily institute a disciplinary hearing but the MD’s contract was due to expire at the end of August, which did not leave sufficient time to complete disciplinary proceedings. "It is for this reason that the board has taken a decision to immediately release the MD from his contractual responsibilities," Masha...
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