Arbitration judgment gives scathing review of Patricia De Lille’s management
A scathing arbitration judgment into the "unfair" appointment of the City of Cape Town’s area-based directors reveals how mayor Patricia de Lille allegedly employed her "circle of friends".The judgment by a South African Local Government Bargaining Council arbitrator found that De Lille told the executive director for area-based delivery‚ Louis Scheepers‚ the requirements for the posts should not include a minimum number of years’ experience.De Lille is being investigated by the DA federal legal commission for‚ among other things‚ allegedly manipulating the re-appointment of former city manager Achmat Ebrahim by telling the selection panel via SMS to give him a higher score. She is also alleged to have made Limia Essop‚ a friend’s daughter‚ one of the board members for Cape Town Stadium.The applicant in the arbitration matter‚ Manuel Davids‚ was one of 160 people who applied for four area-based director vacancies.In a letter to council speaker Dirk Smit after arbitrator Arthi Singh-...
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