the da believes that this appointment falls foul of section fifty seven one a of the local government municipal systems amendment act act no seven of twenty eleven which prohibits the re employment of staff members dismissed for financial misconduct in any municipality for a period of ten years i_letter urge the minister for co operative governance and traditional affairs to take immediate action to suspend the incumbent until the department has been able to establish the legality of this appointment and to set a timeframe for the resolution of this matter if the redeployment of corrupt officials is allowed to continue unchecked local government will collapse under the weight of maladministration corruption and mismanagement service delivery will continue to be disrupted and poor communities will continue to be denied basic