Minister asked suspended DG to help her son settle a legal dispute of nearly R1m
Home Affairs Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize asked her now suspended director-general Mkuseli Apleni to assist her son in settling a legal dispute with the department involving nearly R1m‚ court papers claim. Apleni has filed papers in the Pretoria High Court urgently seeking an order to declare his suspension unconstitutional and invalid. He has asked for the matter to be heard on October 3. Apleni was placed on precautionary suspension on September 18 by the minister‚ pending the outcome of an investigation. He has been in the position since 2010 and his current contract was due to end in 2020. Apleni argues his case is urgent because he believes Mkhize will try to settle multimillion-rand disputes in his absence‚ including a claim from the company her son‚ Sizwe Mkhize‚ works for‚ Atlantic Corporate Travel. The other matters of concern he raised were ongoing litigation between the department and Fireblade‚ owned by the Oppenheimer family‚ as well as a claim of R300m by Double Ring Tradi...
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