Pretoria - A senior Tshwane municipal employee is in hot water after being caught on camera using one of the City's double cab bakkies to illegally dump garden waste on the side of the road.
The incident was reported by a resident who presented footage showing the employee discarding rubbish using a municipal vehicle.
MMC for Corporate and Shared Services, Kingsley Wakelin, said the municipality had since conducted a full investigation against the employee.
According to him, the employee could face dismissal if found guilty of the abuse of City resources.
The municipality was also taking to task the employee for illegal dumping, which was likely to make matters worse for the suspect.
Wakelin said: “The City will ensure that consequence management for such behaviour is applied as we will not tolerate abuse of City vehicles by employees. Damages to City assets have a negative impact on our ability to deliver on our day-to-day operations.”
He said the steps taken against the employee was part of the ongoing efforts to ensure that City’s resources were used efficiently and properly managed to provide quality services to residents.
According to him, the City has taken a hard line against any form of misconduct and abuse of our vehicles by employees.
“Suspected abuse of the City's vehicles can be reported to our Anti-fraud and Corruption Hotline on 080 TSHWANE (080 874 9263),” he said.
He added that whistleblowers were afforded protection under relevant legislation.
Those wanting to report the misuse of municipal vehicles are advised to share information about the nature, date and time of the incident.
The guideline for reporting also includes disclosing how long the incident has been happening or how often it happens.
Whistleblowers can also share in confidence the names and number of people involved and photographic, voice or video evidence, and a list of witnesses.
Wakelin said: “The City urges residents to make use of our anti-fraud and corruption hotline. It is important that we protect City assets to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.”
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