Herman Mashaba frustrated by political opponents in Joburg
The city has yet to appoint an urgently needed acting building control officer because the ANC and EFF are stifling resolution of the matter, according to the mayor
For the third time‚ the City of Johannesburg has been unable to appoint an acting building control officer, despite attempting to do so at a special council meeting on Tuesday. The appointment needs to be made because the city suspended the incumbent as he was accused of the following: • Irregularities in the issuing of notices to developers‚ resulting in developments taking place without approved plans‚ creating a law-enforcement burden for the city‚ and loss of revenue. • Failure to implement a geoscience report that pre-empted possible collapsing of houses in both Lenasia and Protea‚ as stated in a recent report presented by the National Home Builders Registration Council. • Dereliction of duties with regard to public protector matters. • Insubordination and failure to carry out various lawful instructions. "[Tuesday’s] special council sitting represented the third such instance where the multi-party government has attempted to resolve this urgent matter. With each attempt‚ the A...
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