Motsoaledi Urges SIU Probe After North West Government CFO Hired With Fake Residence Permit

• Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed that a criminal case has been opened against Kudakwashe Mpofu, a Zimbabwean national
• The suspended government official is accused of fraudulently obtaining his permanent residence permit in South Africa
• Motsoaledi has now asked the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe how a Zimbabwean national got a top job as a chief financial officer with a fake permit

Trisha Pillay is a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg. Beginning her 13-year-long career at eNCA, she honed her skills in reporting and coverage of crime and court cases, which she further developed at the Citizen Newspaper, African News Network and Newzroom Afrika. Do you have a hard news story you would like to share? Email trisha.pillay@briefly.co.za with CA in the subject line.

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PRETORIA - Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi revealed that a CFO of a North West government entity is using fraudulent documentation to reside in South Africa.

Calls for SIU probe

Motsoaledi, during an official briefing in Pretoria on Sunday, called for the Special Investigating Unit to investigate Zimbabwean national Kudakwashe Mpofu. Before this, the chief financial 0fficer had accused the department of not responding to his court papers.

According to TimesLIVE, Motsoaledi said Mpofu, the suspended CFO of North West Development Corporation, had been informed his permit was illegal.

He stated that Mpofu was notified as early as 23 June 2023 that his supposed permanent residence permit was fraudulent.

Motsoaledi said:

"It is a matter of national embarrassment that Mr Mpofu was able to obtain employment as the CFO at the North West Department of Economic Development, handling public funds."

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Mzansi demands answers

People across the country are asking why the North West government didn't notice that Mpofu's documents were fake. Others questioned the Home Affairs Department as a whole.

Here are some of the reactions:

@XUFFLER joked:

"Motsoaledi is working overtime."

@ahh_Wande shared:

"I don't even know why you're allowed to work as a permanent resident in government. Full citizen or nah. This is beyond embarrassing."

@llutladi commented:

"The entire Cabinet is useless except for Minister Aaron Motsoaledi."

@Asindim Andazi Andikhathali advised:·

"I wonder if Home Affairs cannot be closed, and we start afresh and recruit."

@Eishmeagain shared:

"Home Affairs has failed to meet their deadlines regarding processing permits. More than 90 000 permits have not been assessed."

@shameful said:

"The whole ANC is a national embarrassment, with Home Affairs leading the pack. Home Affairs is a joke"

@Lungsta joked:

"It's national embarrassment after national embarrassment in Mzansi. We are now used to it."

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Motsoaledi loses bid to appeal Zimbabwean exemption permit

In a similar story, Briefly News reported that Minister of Home Affairs Dr Aaron Motsoaledi lost a court bid to appeal the Pretoria High Court's ruling to invalidate his Zimbabwean Exemption Permit decision.

Mostoaledi had previously terminated the permit and the court issued an interim interdict preventing the government from detaining those with permits. South Africans are disappointed in the courts and shared their frustration.

Source: Briefly News