Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Photo: The Citizen/Nigel Sibanda The officials affected by the precautionary transfers include Lesiba Arnold Malotana, the suspended head of the Department for Health, Nontsikelelo Sisulu, the suspended head of the Department for Community Safety, and Mduduzi Malope, the suspended chief financial officer for Community Safety. All three will continue in their new temporary positions while disciplinary proceedings against them are ongoing.
“In compliance with this regulation and to avoid the untenable situation of senior managers drawing salaries without contributing to service delivery, a practice this government firmly frowns upon, we are implementing precautionary transfers,” the Gauteng government stated. Malotana, whose suspension was announced by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi in October 2025, will be deployed to a temporary senior management position in the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta). His suspension followed revelations from the Special Investigating Unit relating to the misallocation and siphoning of funds involving the Gauteng Health Department and Tembisa Hospital.
The investigation uncovered over R122 million linked to corrupt payments and irregularities. The portfolio committee on public service welcomed the initial suspension at the time, with chairperson Jan de Villiers describing the allegations as “a grave betrayal of public trust, especially when the funds in question are meant for essential healthcare services and vulnerable communities”.
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