Cape Town transport chief Melissa Whitehead could face criminal charges
Allegations against Whitehead centre on a MyCiTi bus tender, in a mounting scandal that has mayor Patricia de Lille fighting to save her own job
Cape Town’s transport commissioner is at the centre of three investigations that could leave her jobless‚ facing criminal charges and having to repay misspent millions.Melissa Whitehead faces a slew of allegations of misconduct‚ and is also at the centre of mayor Patricia de Lille’s fight to save her job. De Lille is under investigation for allegedly covering up claims about Whitehead’s alleged wrongdoing.Whitehead‚ head of the council transport and urban development authority‚ has until Friday to argue why she should not be suspended after the City of Cape Town agreed she and city manager Achmat Ebrahim must face disciplinary action.A report by attorneys Bowman Gilfillan said there were "allegations … of a serious nature" against the two managers. A presiding officer and a prosecutor with wide-ranging powers will be appointed by the council audit committee for their disciplinary hearings.The prosecutor will also probe a claim by Ebrahim that De Lille ordered him to cover up allegat...
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