Regional manager ‘fired at behest of Guptas’
Collieries linked to family were set to be given noncompliance notices
Department of Mineral Resources director-general Thabo Mokoena fired the man at the centre of noncompliance notices that were to be served on Tegeta Resources’ collieries, allegedly at the behest of the Gupta-owned company. The department said the dismissal of Aubrey Tshivhandekano as its regional manager in Mpumalanga was related to misconduct. However, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and sources in the department said his firing was related to work he was doing at the collieries. Ministry sources said there was unhappiness in the department about Tshivhandekano’s firing and that there was talk among staff of writing to President Cyril Ramaphosa to expose workings in the department under minister Mosebenzi Zwane, who is allegedly close to the Guptas and their dealings. In the State of Capture report by former public protector Thuli Madonsela, the Guptas feature prominently and Zwane’s conduct and interactions with them during his tenure as Free State MEC of agriculture and ...
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