The Buffalo City Democratic Alliance Caucus is appalled to hear of the promotion of ANC councillor, Sindiswa Gomba, to the mayoral committee.
Councillor Gomba has habitually been accused of irregular behavior during her time in council where the ANC has repeatedly covered for her.
Two cases in particular were swept under the carpet:
Her attacking of a fellow councillor with a hammer
The R150,000.00 damage caused to a hired Mercedes-Benz in her care.
The latest case was the discarding of the Ernst & Young report in which it is well reported that she was implicated and found guilty by investors for contravening the code of conduct of councillors. We believe the discarding of the report was done, in part, to pave the way for Councillor Gomba’s new position.
Councillor Gomba served on the pre-2011 mayoral committee and her performance was poor at best. We have no reason to believe anything will be different this time around.
This promotion will see her salary more than double, to over R840,000.00 per year. An unacceptable reward for a public representative with such an unfavorable track record.
The ANC of Jacob Zuma is increasingly proving that it is a closed crony society that rewards an elite few – the polar opposite to the open opportunity society that the DA is striving to create for South Africa.
Cllr Lance Weyer.
