Following an inner disciplinary course of, the CEO of South African Nationwide Parks (SANParks), Fundisile Mketeni, was discovered responsible of six of the seven expenses in opposition to him and dismissed.
The inner investigation was launched shortly after Mtekeni was accused of sexually assaulting a 35-year-old worker of Kruger Shalati Lodge at his residence on 6 Could 2021.
Sexual assault expenses had been laid in opposition to Mketeni whereas two different senior SANParks workers, Xola Mfeke and Danny Thwala, had been charged with assault with intent to do grievous bodily hurt associated to the incident,
In October nevertheless, the fees in opposition to Mtekeni had been withdrawn, however the SANParksboard arrange an impartial disciplinary course of in July 2021.
Following the end result of this course of, SANParks introduced on 1 June 2022 that the connection between the CEO and SANParks will probably be terminated with fast impact.
‘However the outcomes of the legal proceedings in opposition to the CEO, the Board determination was primarily based on the CEO being discovered responsible of 6 of the 7 expenses levelled in opposition to the CEO primarily based on his having breached the Code of Ethics and Enterprise Conduct Coverage and the Disciplinary Coverage and Process of SANParks,’ the assertion learn.
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