Auditor-General employee gets death threat working in Durban municipality
The chairperson of the Auditor-General’s standing committee says the threats are a ‘direct affront to good governance and the ... Constitution’
Durban mayor Zandile Gumede has vowed to get to the bottom of death threats made against a woman employed in the Auditor-General’s (AG) office‚ which prompted the office to immediately withdraw its team from the municipality. Addressing a media briefing at the Durban city hall on Friday‚ Gumede couldn’t say whether the threat came from within the municipality, where the Auditor-General’s office was carrying out its routine audit. The chairperson of the Auditor-General’s standing committee‚ Vincent Smith‚ has expressed concern about reports of death threats against the officials. In a statement on Friday‚ Smith said the threats were a "direct affront to good governance and to the spirit of the Constitution. It is both unfortunate and criminal to seek to intimidate Auditor-General officials and prevent them from doing their work. This matter must be escalated to the relevant law-enforcement agencies for proper investigation." Smith said‚ as a Chapter 9 institution‚ the office of the A...
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