This, after they were heavily criticised for not separating the duties of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the Municipal Manager (MM). It was revealed before the committee on Wednesday that the Municipality’s CFO Nicolas Lefa Moletsane has been appointed as the Acting MM and has been working in both positions. 

The committee, led by the Chief Whip of the Free State Legislature, Vusi Tshabalala, lambasted the municipality for this, highlighting that it is “going to cause serious problems for the municipality”. Tshabalala said the entire council is liable for the debacle and the municipality must take swift action regarding the position of the CFO and MM.

Moletsane is fulfilling the duties of the Municipal Manager months after the municipality made national headlines over the suspension of Nthateng Maoke regarding issues with her citizenship. She was suspended following allegations that she is a Lesotho citizen and was wrongfully appointed by the municipality.

OFM News has previously reported on how investigations into Maoke’s citizenship follows complaints that have been raised about her ID.

Meanwhile, the EFF’s Mandisa Makheseni and the DA’s David van Vuuren have called on the municipality and the provincial Cogta department to clarify issues pertaining to Setsoto and to provide an update regarding investigations into the MM, who has been placed on special leave.

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