Suspended public works DG not at work since July 2020 - but has 'earned' R3.3m
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele and officials briefed the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Sam Vukela's disciplinary case.
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Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele and officials briefed the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Sam Vukela's disciplinary case.
Suspended public works director-general Sam Vukela has been "earning" a salary, totalling R3.3-million, while waiting for his disciplinary case to be concluded. The several court bids Vukela has instituted against his suspension and disciplinary process are at the heart of why the matter has been dragging.
Sam Vukela’s suspension and disciplinary proceedings prove the system is prone to ‘judicial abuse’
<p>Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele and officials briefed the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Sam Vukela's disciplinary case.</p>
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele pleaded with the committee to allow him to engage President Cyril Ramaphosa's office to take all matters forward.