Tshwane qualifications furore could force DA to probe conduct of its members
The ANC has called on Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga to resign over the matter
The resignation of Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga’s chief of staff, Marietha Aucamp, has raised the possibility of the DA investigating whether anybody in the party deliberately acted untruthfully in the matter. A furore erupted in the city following reports that Aucamp did not have the requisite qualifications for the senior position to which she was appointed in the city’s administration. It was alleged she had lied about her qualifications and claimed to have a BTech degree when it later emerged that her highest qualification was matric. Aucamp was placed on special leave last Wednesday and tendered her resignation on Thursday after she was asked to do so by Msimanga. The ANC in the city has called on Msimanga to resign over the matter. The mayor was a member of the interviewing panel for the position. DA federal council chairman James Selfe told Business Day on Friday that the issue of Aucamp’s appointment had two dimensions. One was to deal with the situation through the council,...
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