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A former director of the Women's Legal Centre has been appointed as the independent external investigator into the sexual impropriety allegations against Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz.
Electricity ombudsman not feasible, says Dlamini Zuma
By Tarryn-Leigh Solomons
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Johannesburg - The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has concluded that it is not feasible to appoint an electricity ombudsman to resolve disputes between electricity suppliers and users.
Minister of Co-operative Governance Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma revealed this response to parliamentary questions posed by DA MP Cilliers Brink.
The Eskom Technical Task Team was established as an interdepartmental and intergovernmental platform to facilitate the discussion and resolution on matters relating to outstanding payments and debt owed to the power utility.
The team resolved that an ombudsman must be appointed to process and verify the amount of debt owed by organs of state to municipalities, and in turn the debt owed by municipalities to Eskom, Water Boards, and the Department of Water and Sanitation Trading Entity.
Former UPND Maramba Ward Councilor, Moses Simbaya has been convicted by the Livingstone Magistrate Court for obtaining money by false pretense contrary to section 309 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87, of the Laws of Zambia.
Simbaya, a businessman aged 36, of house number H12B Highlands, in Livingstone appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Ireen Wushimanga for judgment and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour, suspended for six months.
Simbaya was jointly charged with Mubita Muyangwa, aged 35, of an unknown address in Livingstone, but Muyangwa was acquitted, as the Prosecution failed to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt.
Particulars of the offence are that Simbaya and Muyangwa on unknown dates but between 24th July, 2018 and 29th October, 2018, in Livingstone, jointly and while acting together and with intent to defraud, did obtain K24, 000 cash from Richard Siamiti, by falsely pretending they had a plot for sale, when in fact, not.