A clash over an investigation of alleged irregularities has further strained the relationship between the DA-led Joburg metro and the ANC-run Gauteng government. The provincial government said it would investigate irregularities in the metro, prompting mayor Herman Mashaba to accuse Uhuru Moiloa, Gauteng’s MEC for co-operative governance and traditional affairs, of abusing his position for "political points scoring". Moiloa had written to Mashaba earlier in August informing the mayor of an investigation into alleged irregularities in the City of Johannesburg, in terms of section 106 (1)(b) of the Municipal Systems Act. Moiloa has designated the Gauteng Forensic Investigation Services Unit of the provincial treasury to investigate, among others, irregular appointments, whether there was an irregular salary increase given to Mashaba’s chief of staff, Michael Beaumont, whether Mashaba interfered in the city’s administration, and whether there was any validity to the claim that he purge...
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