ANC tables motion to remove Metsimaholo director

A botched municipal hiring riddled with legal violations and an inflated salary package is dragging the Metsimaholo Local Municipality into yet another governance fiasco.

ANC caucus targets a senior director

• Councillor Fikile Mosokweni filed a motion against Mr. EM Sediane's appointment.
• Sediane landed the Organisational Development gig back in April 2025.
• His hiring allegedly torched multiple regulatory requirements.
• Mosokweni's motion wants the council's original approval axed.

The selection panel fell apart mid-process

• A five-member panel got assembled in October 2024 for the role.
• Only four members bothered to show up for the December shortlisting.
• January interviews ran with just three panelists present.
• Regulations demand identical panel composition throughout every stage.

Screening and interview timelines were cooked

• Candidate screening blew past the mandatory 21-day window by a day.
• Interviews kicked off before the screening had even wrapped up.
• Legal sequencing requires shortlisting, then screening, then interviews.
• Skipping that order basically opens the door to favoritism.

MEC straight up rejected the appointment

• The provincial MEC for local government flagged it as invalid in August 2025.
• Sediane's hire lacked the required approval under the Municipal Systems Act.
• Without that sign-off, the whole appointment crumbles legally.

Salary package blew past government caps

• Sediane scored a top-tier package with a R2,500 monthly cellphone allowance.
• Government-set caps peg that allowance way lower for this municipality tier.
• Metsimaholo is a category B municipality in the Fezile Dabi District.
• Overspending on one contract siphons cash from actual service delivery.

Competency rating jump looks super suspect

• Sediane allegedly leaped from basic to competent in just 90 days.
• A 2025 Western Cape High Court ruling backs strict competency standards.
• Nkungwana v Penxa tossed out a hiring over similar rating issues.
• That appeal got dismissed in September 2025, and it set a firm precedent.

Motion has real backing in the ANC caucus

• Councillor JM Molana co-signed as the seconder on the motion.
• Councillors Lunar Mthetho and Mahadi Ocheloane threw in support.
• Their motion demands a full do-over with a compliant hiring process.

Metsimaholo's governance mess runs deep

• Shaky coalitions have plagued the municipality since the 2021 elections.
• Mayor Jack Malindi from the African Independent Congress won unopposed in late 2025.
• A recent high-court loss over a fired CFO already cost taxpayers dearly.
• Probes into a R14 million Deneysville sports ground project are ongoing.