PSC Complaint into dire state of Molemole Municipality following multiple Arrests
BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA
DA Molemole lodges PSC complaint into dire state of municipality following multiple arrests
Today, the Democratic Alliance in Limpopo lodged a complaint with the Public Service Commission (PSC) to investigate the state of the Molemole Local Municipality following the arrests of almost the entire senior management team in April 2026 by the Hawks.
Evidence already in the public domain — including the R38 million Morebeng landfill project with little to no delivery; the Matseke electrification project where payments of approximately R2 million appear to have been made ahead of completion; the irregularly awarded R238,500 training tender; and the underperforming R7.5 million Fatima culvert bridge project — demonstrates a consistent breakdown in contract award, management, and oversight.
On 4 May 2026 the Molemole council placed only the municipal manager, corporate services manager and the Community Services Manager under precautionary suspension pending the outcome of their disciplinary hearings; the remaining 8 officials will face the municipality’s ordinary disciplinary processes and are currently back at work.
This untenable discrepancy opens the possibility for evidence tampering, destroying of tender documents and intimidation of officials who maybe witnesses.
To make matters worse, the newly appointed Technical Services Manager resigned after less than a month on duty leaving the administration in the hands of only 2 senior officials, one in an acting capacity as the municipal manager – a precarious position given the systemic malfeasance within the municipality.
The continuous resignation and appointments acting Municipal Managers is a systemic failure in the municipality which hinders service delivery and seems to be a breeding ground for corruption.
We call on the PSC to exercise its constitutional powers to investigate and evaluate the municipality and to issue directives to COGHSTA and Provincial Treasury- who, despite our written requests to both MEC Makamu and MEC Mohoai have yet to intervene.
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