Dondo mogajane
Ismail Momoniat appointed as acting director-general of Treasury
Former Director-General Dondo Mogajane’s contract came to an end on Tuesday.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwane announced on Thursday that Mogajane will not be extending his contract with Treasury and will leave in June.
Treasury's Director-General Dondo Mogajane says there is a pool of people that can succeed him come June.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced on Thursday that Dondo Mogajane had chosen not to extend his contract that expired on 7 June.
In a statement, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwane said that Dondo Mogajane had decided not to extend his contract and would pursue new opportunities outside of the public sector.
After 23 years of service, Mogajane has begun reflecting on his time in government under various leaders and politician regimes.
Dondo Mogajane described the compensation budget cuts as fair because, as he explained, it was a less painful alternative to other options that would impact more on service delivery to the poor and the vulnerable.
The officials were responding to a court case mounted by five trade unions which are trying to force the government to pay wage increases that were due to come into force in April as part of a three-year deal struck in 2018.
Tito Mboweni filed the application at the High Court in Pretoria on Friday after Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that Dondo Mogajane was dishonest and guilty of gross negligence for failing to disclose he had a criminal conviction when he applied for the position in 2017.
Moodys, which is the only ratings agency that hasn't downgraded South Africa's sovereign debt to junk, has already reacted, saying that the budget highlights government's limited fiscal flexibility.
Busisiwe Mkhwebane found Dondo Mogajane had concealed his record for speeding when he applied for the DG position and instructed Tito Mboweni to act against him.
Karyn Maughan, a specialist reporter and journalist at Tiso Blackstar, joins Talk Radio 702 host Karima Brown to discuss some of the latest developments on Fikile Mbalula’s story and some of the reports made public by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
Outa says its pleased with the findings of a recent Public Protector report against former Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula and Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane and wants the recommendations implemented.
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane made the announcement at a briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday.
Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane says according to Treasury's analysts and investigators 148 000 jobs were lost, and there was a reduction of over R300 billion in the JSE’s markets capitalisation.
Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane after Des Van Rooyen was appointed as finance minister, he received a message from a shocked Zuma's aide, Laleka Kaunda.
Director-General Dondo Mogajane and head of communications Phumza Macanda are expected to tell the commission about their experiences at the department.
Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane had a hard time explaining to the committee why the report is incomplete.
DG Dondo Mogajane said Treasury was preparing to implement structural and regulatory reforms to enhance growth.