Staff reporter
Bloemfontein – The reshuffling of the Heads of Departments at Free State Social Department and Human Settlement has turned the heat on Joyce Mathae, Free State Province Premier.
The reshuffling of Advocate Jacob Phahlo to Human Settlement has been pushed back by, NEHAWU, the labor movement labeling him “equally rouge”.
Advocate Phahlo who was introduced to staff on Friday, by Teboho Mokoena, MEC for COGTA and Human Settlement has been accused by staff at Social Development of “abuse of powers” and reported to President Cyril Ramaphosa and Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the African National Congress (ANC).
In a leaked letter to Mokoena dated 31 July 2024, Keselepile Mongana, branch secretary of NEHAWU at COGTA and Human Settlement, Mongana asked Mokoena for a meeting to address various issues affecting employees.
With Peyper Attorneys, Masemene’s lawyers having given Mathae till Thursday to give her reasons for the reshuffling their client, STEPUPSANEWS can confirm Masemene did NOT show up at Social Development yesterday.
With certainty, Social Development was without HoD yesterday, and Nelisiwe Ntombela, acting Chief Director of Corporate Services has been appointed acting HoD till further notice while Finger, was appointed acting Chief Director of Corporate Services.
In other news, the social development office in Thaba Nchu Office has been closed for the second time by the Department of Labour allegedly, because it’s not compliant to be used for clients’ services and officials.
This is the second DSD Office closed in Thaba Nchu and the first office (Botshelo) Office is now vandalized after it was closed.
This is a developing story.
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