Zille names new investigator
2007-11-09 17:26
Cape Town - Mayor Helen Zille has named a replacement advocate to conduct an official probe into the city's spy affair.
The first person she chose for the job, advocate Geoff Budlender, withdrew over a possible conflict of interest.
She said on Friday she had now asked advocate Josie Jordaan of the Cape Bar to lead the inquiry.
Jordaan is expected to investigate claims that the city paid for a Democratic Alliance-commissioned private eye investigation into councillor Badhi Chaaban.
Zille, who appointed the probe in terms of her mayoral powers, has also asked Jordaan to investigate whether councillors of parties in partnership with the DA in the city were subjected to surveillance.
Zille said she had asked Jordaan to finish the investigation by December 31.
The results would be made public.
- SAPA