Human settlements official fired

2011-10-20 18:00

Johannesburg - A senior official in the department of human settlements has been dismissed after being found guilty of misconduct, the department said on Thursday.

"The dismissal sanction is intended to send out a clear message that any form of misconduct impeding on service delivery will never be tolerated." Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale said in a statement.

Tamie Mpotulo was the national sanitation programme manager. She was dismissed on September 28.

She was found guilty in a disciplinary hearing of dereliction of duty, prejudicing the implementation of the rural household infrastructure programme and improper conduct towards senior officials of the Independent Development Trust.

The national sanitation programme was transferred in 2010 to the human settlements department from the department of environmental affairs.

The department said the programme provided basic sanitation especially in rural areas.

Phillip Chauke would act as the programme manager.

- SAPA