Cape Town votes not to suspend three councillors as investigation continues
Three top City of Cape Town officials facing the axe have survived to fight another day.In a behind-closed-doors council meeting on Tuesday, councillors voted not to suspend city manager Achmat Ebrahim‚ executive director in the mayor’s office Craig Kesson and transport commissioner Melissa Whitehead‚ pending an independent investigation into their conduct.In November, the trio were given seven days to say why they should not be suspended following allegations of misconduct‚ tender irregularities and possible corruption.Council insiders said deputy mayor Ian Nielsen proposed a motion calling for the three not to be suspended.Council speaker Dirk Smit confirmed the outcome of the meeting. He said the portfolio manager for probity‚ Lindiwe Ndaba‚ who was suspended in November after a probe into alleged irregularities‚ was allowed to return to work."[Council resolved] that she be allowed to return to active duty immediately and that no further disciplinary action be taken against her u...
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