A CCMA hearing may shed light on a claim that interest-free loans are "common practice" in Parliament, writes Glynnis Underhill.
The saga surrounding a R18 6000 salary advance to secretary to Parliament Zingile Dingani, has proved a pricey lesson, according to the opposition.
A disciplinary panel has recommended secretary to Parliament Zingile Dingani be fired with immediate effect, after being found guilty of misconduct.
Last week, Parliament announced that it had dismissed Leslie Mondo with immediate effect following an internal disciplinary process.
Political parties have welcomed the sacking of Parliament’s chief financial officer Leslie Mondo after being found guilty on of misconduct.
The auditor general has called for the disciplining of Parliament secretary Zingile Dingani for breaking rules to gain access to funds.
Parliamentary secretary Zingile Dingani spent R186 000 in parliamentary funds on building a boundary wall at his home in Cape Town’s Panorama suburb.
Media organisations say they had not known about a policy forcing journalists to request interviews with MPs through Parliament’s media office.
It has been announced that disciplinary proceedings are being instituted against the secretary to Parliament, Zingile Dingani.
The secretary of the National Assembly, Zingile Dingani, has been suspended, the speaker’s office confirmed on Tuesday.
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/ 3 September 2007
Officials of South Africa’s Parliament boasted on Monday that for the first time since 2003/04 the institution had received a clean bill of financial health from the Auditor General. There is, according to the secretary of Parliament, Zingile Dingani, no qualification and no matter of emphasis in the report.