Claims of mismanagement and misconduct detract from De Lille’s drought efforts
The man who has to prevent taps from running dry in Cape Town faces the axe after he raised concerns about alleged tender irregularities within the city’s transport department.Craig Kesson‚ an executive director in the office of mayor Patricia de Lille‚ is the city’s chief resilience officer and is tasked with leading the team working to avoid water’s "day zero". But on Tuesday he may be out in the cold after he raised serious allegations against city manager Achmat Ebrahim and the city’s transport and urban development authority commissioner, Melissa Whitehead.The city was due to hold a council meeting to discuss four reports that recommend Kesson be suspended, pending an investigation. However‚ the meeting was scheduled to take place behind closed doors.TimesLIVE has seen copies of the agenda items‚ which allege that‚ among other things‚ Kesson leaked confidential city information to a member of the DA‚ who is not a member of council. The report further alleges that Kesson committ...
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