Top officials accused of credit card abuse at #ANC105 bash

File picture: Elise Amendola/AP

File picture: Elise Amendola/AP

Published Jan 9, 2017

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Johannesburg – The Office of the Executive Mayor in the City of Ekurhuleni on Monday denied social media allegations levelled against Ekurhuleni's MMC of Human Settlement, Lesiba Mpya, and the Chief of Staff in Mayor's office, Reckson Hasani, regarding the abuse of a government credit card.

In a statement, the executive said the allegations centred on the alleged usage of City of Ekurhuleni-issued credit cards over the past weekend to pay a bill at the African National Congress' birthday celebrations.

"The allegations are unfortunate as the City of Ekurhuleni has no credit cards for any executive or staff member. The two public representatives of the City of Ekurhuleni further clarified that they were not at the alleged venue at that time of the morning. The two representatives well within their rights were at the January 8 festivities and supporting the event," said the executive.

The executive said that as the City of Ekurhuleni, it upheld the firm belief that every public servant must act and conduct themselves in a responsible manner as they remained servants of the people.

"This message was affirmed in the January 8 statement and we regret the sensationalism created around false allegations around the public representatives of the City of Ekurhuleni. As the City we remain focused on delivering service to our people and ensuring that we strive towards unity and delivering on our mandate and social contract with the people of Ekurhuleni," said the executive.

African News Agency

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