Gareth Mnisi, Chief Financial Officer of the City of Tshwane. (Photo: X)
The Tshwane metro has now finally decided to temporarily suspend Gareth Mnisi.
Mnisi, the metro’s chief financial officer, was suspended on Wednesday pending an investigation after he was implicated in the Madlanga commission of inquiry into alleged manipulation of tenders in Tshwane.
Dr. Nasiphi Moya, mayor of Tshwane, says the council met on Wednesday and decided to suspend Mnisi to protect the integrity of the metro’s investigation into him and the interests of the municipality.
Mnisi may testify before the Madlanga Commission himself later this week and his testimony will be watched with great interest.
Cilliers Brink, the DA’s mayoral candidate in Tshwane, told Maroela Media just earlier this afternoon that he cannot wait for Mnisi to testify.
“We need to see what is going on on Mnisi’s phone. I think if you go into those WhatsApps, you will see conversations between him and ANC, ActionSA and EFF politicians.
Cilliers Brink presented his version of the state of affairs in Tshwane on Wednesday. (Photo: Christine Oelofse/Maroela Media)
“So, I can’t wait for him to testify. And we welcome anything that comes out, because we can use it to clean up,” said Brink, referring to the possibility of the DA coming back to power in Tshwane after the municipal elections.
On Wednesday, Brink presented his version of the state of affairs in Tshwane in the run-up to Moya’s so-called State of the Capital Address. Moya’s city speech will take place at Unisa on Thursday morning.
Brink suspects that Moya will probably present a false image of the capital on Thursday.
“Tomorrow Mayor Nasiphi Moya will give her own version of what her government has done. But she probably won’t tell you what is really going on,” Brink argued on Wednesday afternoon.
He believes the revelations at the Madlanga Commission have exposed what is really happening in Tshwane.
Dr. Nasiphi Moya, Burgemeester van Tshwane. (Photo: Nasiphi Moya/X)
‘Suspension not conviction’
The Tshwane metro council had already approved a report at a council meeting last month to start disciplinary measures against Mnisi, including steps to suspend him as a precaution.
Mnisi was then initially given seven days to make representations in writing with reasons why he should not be suspended. It was later postponed by another week.
According to Moya, the council finally met on Wednesday to consider Mnisi’s representations.
“After considering the representations, together with the allegations arising from testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and the applicable legal framework, the council decided to place the chief financial officer on precautionary suspension, pending the outcome of an investigation,” Moya announced in the meantime.
However, Moya made it clear that Mnisi’s provisional suspension is not a conviction.
“The chief financial officer is expected to appear before the commission on April 17, 2026. The city will follow his testimony with interest, insofar as it can further inform and guide the investigation.”