Ugu’s CFO resigns
He has been with Ugu just over a year, taking over when the the previous incumbent's contract expired.
Ugu District Municipality’s Chief Financial Officer, Simon Dlamini has resigned.
Mr Dlamini who is currently serving his notice, will leave at the end of August amid pressure to improve service delivery at the municipality.
He has been with Ugu just over a year, taking over when the previous incumbent's contract expired.
Insiders claim Mr Dlamini's resignation came in the wake of a recent visit by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) to the municipality.
The visit was to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the state of the municipality, including close scrutiny of service delivery and financials..
“Apart from the serious financial challenges, Ugu is under tremendous pressure to improve service delivery,” claimed the insider.
In January, the Auditor-General (AG) had painted a grim picture of the municipality’s financial reports.
AG Indhren Perumaul announced that Ugu had received an Adverse Audit Opinion, which meant the municipality's statements had been ‘misrepresented’ and ‘did not accurately reflect its financial performance and health’.
The AG also found that in terms of audit outcomes the municipality had regressed, going ‘from bad to worse’, he said.
At the time, the AG pointed to the lack of credibility and accountability in the municipality’s financials as the cause.
He also said he could not determine if what was presented to him was correct or not, truthful or false.
Ugu spokesman France Zama confirmed Mr Dlamini's resignation.
The position has already been advertised, offering a performance-based salary of R1-million per annum.
When Mr Dlamini was contacted for comment, he told the Herald that he was going into a meeting and asked to be phoned later.
Calls to Mr Dlamini subsequently went unanswered.
