Department’s reaction to Ramotshere Moiloa court judgement

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has noted the court judgement handed down by Acting Judge A. Reddy of the North West Division the High Court on Friday, 02 December 2022 in the matter between Councillor TJ Morebantwa, Ramotshere Moiloa local municipality and the MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, which declared the appointment of Joseph Mogale as the acting Municipal Manager of Ramotshere Moila, unlawful and set it aside.

The council of Ramotshere Moiloa had requested the MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs to second an official to act as the Municipal Manager for a period of three (3) months, with effect from 10 November 2022 until 31 January 2023. This was after the contract of the substantive Municipal Manager came to an end in November 2022.

MEC Nono Maloyi said whilst the department will comply with the judgement, it will also work with the municipality to ensure that there is no void as a result of the vacant position of the Municipal Manager. “We have engaged the affected municipality and advised them to get a replacement for Mr Mogale, albeit on temporary basis whilst they are working on finalising the recruitment processes for a substantive Municipal Manager”, he said.

Source: Government of South Africa