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Dear Ed, RE: ETHEKWINI CITY MANAGER
Dear Ed, RE: ETHEKWINI CITY MANAGER
Date: 2022-03-23
Dear Ed,
RE: ETHEKWINI CITY MANAGER
Following the invitation of applications by public advertisement EThekwini Municipality is in the process of appointing a new City Manager on fixed term contract .S. Nzuza (Mshazi)was the last incumbent and had the" luxury" of being on full paid leave for about 2 years having been suspended as he is accused of gross fraud and corruption re the multimillion Rand waste removal tenders.
The City can ill afford a tepid and mediocre appointee, political lackey/crony
or a yes man /puppet. It is believed that the City Manager, as in the past, will earn a salary in excess of the country's President . Is this not preposterous and reminiscent of the gimmicks and tomfoolery in the mega bucks wrestling world?
In my umpteen years of working at the old and current Metro (Durban) I fully understand and know what the City really needs having worked at EThekwini under various Town Clerks/City Managers such as G Haygarth, E Morton, F Dlamini (Sibalikhulu), M Sutcliffe (Sokhela), S Sithole (Jobe)and S Nzuza, all of the foregoing were top employees, save S Nzuza who was tepid. I also worked at the City under Mayors O Mlaba (Ximba) , J Nxumalo (Zwide)and Z Gumede (Qwabe).The former 2 were sterling first citizens while the 3 rd one is a coconspirator and partner in crime , fraud and corruption, together with S Nzuza and other delinquent officials and past and present councillors. I also worked under various Acting City Managers and Mayors over different periods. Re the latter, I firmly believe that it would be retrogressive to appoint the current Acting City Manager ( M Mbhele) or his predecessor (S Cele- Ndosi) as both are simply ordinary. I had worked with them too.

