Congats to our two news job fillers.

I thought we would kick the week off with a typical tale from our government.

Our Mpumalanga Premier- David Mabuza once had this spokesman- Mabutho Sithole. Our esteemed Mr Sithole was bust and subsequently arrested for bribing a City Press jouro, Sizwe Sama Yende with the hefty amount of R5 000. (now given the government's disregard for the value of money-Yende must have been well aggrieved about the tiny amount) Yende was investigating a R230 million agricultural tender awared in 2008 by the Premier's office to the Premier's former business partner, Patrick Chirwa. Sithole is out on R6 000 bail.

Mabuza announced that Sithole was being removed from his post, for time off to deal with his case. At the time, Sithole was under a 5 year contract. In no way was any internal action taken of course, because, let's face it, there is nothing wrong with the odd bribe and of course, it was for a good cause- to protect Mabuza it would seem.
Fast forward to the present, Mr Sithole has now been appointed Director of Community Outreach-this being a permanent job. Of course nobody in the Premier's office sees anything wrong with filling a position without following the required legal process or in contravening the Public Services Act by changing his contract to permanent. (The post had been vacant, and was not advertised for, as is required by law)

Apparently the Director General saw it fit to allow Sithole to work in government, pending the outcome of his trial and he would not be suspended.  As for the not following procedures- it was a 'horizontal move', which they are allowed to do without following procedures apparently.So well done Mr Sithole on the new position. I am sure you will very well there.

And the good news does not stop there, I would like to congratulate Mike Mabuza for being transfered to a senior post in the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration. The post also was not advertised, but I see their logic- it was also a horizontal move seeing that Mike was a policeman before the transfer.

You have to love it...and we wonder where our tax money goes!