Explosive details of an attempt to label a municipal official as ‘racist’, tender collusion and possible fraud are contained in a report on a Council-appointed probe into the racist e-mail that rocked Endumeni Municipality in May.
While the report, which the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) mandated, still has to be tabled in front of Council. Speaker Siduduzo Mdluli confirmed that the probe found that official Desiga Padayachee had not sent the e-mail, which contained racist language and insulted councillors. The e-mail was distributed around town and within the municipal building.
See today’s Courier for full details