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Cape Chamber of Commerce welcomes Whitehead’s resignation
The chamber, however, said her resignation left many unanswered questions.
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Whitehead to pursue defamation case against CT deputy mayor Neilson
Melissa Whitehead resigned as transport commissioner on Thursday after the city cleared her of all charges of corruption but found her guilty of two unknown charges.
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City of Cape Town’s transport head Melissa Whitehead resigns
Melissa Whitehead resigned on Wednesday after months of fighting with the city.
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Suspended CT commissioner Melissa Whitehead still receiving full pay
Whitehead was suspended 11 months ago after being implicated in tender irregularities involving the acquisition of MyCiTi buses.
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Forensic report calls for disciplinary action against De Lille
The report, yet to be made public, has found Patricia De Lille, who only has a week left in the Cape Town mayor's office, allegedly failed to report tender corruption to the council.
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De Lille, Herron 'fully co-operating' in maladministration probe
Bowman Gilfillan is continuing its probe into a number of alleged tender irregularities related to bus tenders in the City's of Cape Town's transport department.
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City of CT suspends transport commissioner over tender irregularities
Council took the decision on Friday morning in a closed door session, after considering reasons from Melissa Whitehead on why she should not be suspended.
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CT council to decide on suspension of transport commissioner
Mayor Patricia De Lille is also being investigated over the controversy for allegedly protecting Whitehead and covering up the corruption.
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City of CT council to discuss top officials’ fate
Melissa Whitehead's been implicated in a city legal report of irregular expenditure, nepotism and attempting to influence tender outcomes, while Achmat Ebrahim is facing misconduct charges for allegedly failing to report the allegations to the council.
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Top City of CT officials facing battle to keep jobs
City manager Achmat Ebrahim and Transport Commissioner Melissa Whitehead will have to provide council with reasons on Friday as to why they should not be suspended pending a disciplinary inquiry into their conduct.
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Rampant MyCiTi smart card theft exposed in legal report
The report by Bowman Gilfillan has revealed that city officials overlooked internal forensic reports highlighting the losses dating as far back as 2014.
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Report lays bare interference, manipulation in CT Foreshore project
Transport Commissioner Melissa Whitehead is now facing suspension and disciplinary charges over her alleged attempts to influence the outcome.
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FIRST ON EWN: Explosive allegations of corruption, cover-ups within City of CT
Cape Town city council convenes special closed meeting to discuss an independent report that implicates Cape Town Mayor Patrica de Lille in blatant cover-ups of corruption.
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DA brings in senior legal counsel to deal with CT corruption scandal
Eyewitness News understands the party has brought in senior legal counsel and deployed leading figures to thrash out a plan to handle the fallout.
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City of CT's top officials could face suspension over corruption allegations
An investigation by a city law firm has recommended that city manager Achmat Ebrahim and Transport Commissioner Melissa Whitehead both face disciplinary charges.
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ANC's Sotashe: CT residents deserve to know contents of corruption report
The city council will be meeting behind closed doors on Friday to discuss the report by law firm Bowman Gilfillan into alleged tender irregularities exposed by city executive director, Craig Kesson.
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Probe into City of CT corruption claims reveal possible tender misconduct
The report, which is due to be discussed at a closed door meeting of council on Friday, has recommended that the city determine whether any legal steps should be taken.
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City of CT ‘tightening screws’ on theft at MyCiTi service
In an affidavit to the city council, Melissa Whitehead says allegations that she has not done enough to stop the theft are untrue and misleading.
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City of CT holds off on suspension of top execs pending investigation
After deliberation, a decision has been taken to keep Achmat Ebrahim, Melissa Whitehead and Craig Kesson in their jobs.
