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A senior Limpopo government official has been reinstated after blowing the whistle on corruption.
The official was placed on suspension after calling out a R500 million free Wi-Fi connection scandal.
The General Public Service Sector Bargaining Council found the suspension was unjustified.
The Office of the Premier in Limpopo committed unfair labour practice by keeping a senior official on prolonged suspension after he blew the whistle on a R500 million free Wi-Fi connection scandal.
This was the ruling by the General Public Service Sector Bargaining Council, which also found the suspension was unjustified.
The free Wi-Fi connection project was to be rolled out in several areas in the province through a company known as Limpopo Connexion. However, it stalled after money disappeared from public coffers.
Limpopo whistle blower reinstated after suspension over R500m wi-fi saga News24 Wire The whistle blower was placed on suspension on 18 October 2019.
The Office of the Premier in Limpopo committed unfair labour practice by keeping a senior official on prolonged suspension after he blew the whistle on a R500 million free Wi-Fi connection scandal.
This was the ruling by the General Public Service Sector Bargaining Council, which also found the suspension was unjustified.
The free Wi-Fi connection project was to be rolled out in several areas in the province through a company known as Limpopo Connexion. However, it stalled after money disappeared from public coffers.