Chiefs do a U-turn on land
“The failure of the trust to account for the R22 million allocated to it by the department is noted and therefore the committee supports the suspension of its funds until a review is done,” said committee chairperson Zwelivelile Mandela.
Vacancies
When the trust tabled its strategic and annual performance plans, no budget information was included. Therefore, the status of the budget presented in the committee briefing is uncertain.
The committee requires the trust to table its budget, indicating by an addendum how the allocation will further its purposes.
The committee also noted several vacancies on the board occurred in the past year, including the suspension or precautionary leave of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer as well as six top officials.
When the board appeared before the committee earlier this month, its chairperson, Jerome Ngwenya, would not explain the reasons for the suspensions. He said the matters were before a court.
The trust is the biggest landowner in KwaZulu-Natal and King Goodwill Zwelithini is its only trustee.
