BRITS POS – BRITS – The Municipal Manager (MM) of the Madibeng Local Municipality, Quite Kgatla has to answer to Council on alleged procurement irregularities two months into his job.
Kgatla was appointed by the Madibeng Council in November 2024 and was apparently previously the MM of Mopani District Municipality in Mpumalanga with its head office in Phalaborwa.
It is alleged that Kgatla has been accused of serious misconduct including the withdrawal of R25 million from the Municipal Infrastructure Grant.
“Council, during its Special Sitting on Monday, 10 February 2025, resolved to give the Municipal Manager a period of seven days to respond to allegations of financial misconduct,” responded Tumelo Tshabalala, spokesperson of the Madibeng Local Municipality.”
(Brits Pos will update readers on the matter in next week’s publication)