KwaZulu-Natal Government’s Probe Into Zulu Royal Household Staff Uncovers Double-Billing

• The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has uncovered that some Royal House employees were submitting multiple claims for their work
• Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube said the discrepancy was discovered during the ongoing probe into the staff employed at the Royal Homes
• Dube-Ncube said the state of the premises necessitated the provincial government, which pays the employees, to look into the matter

Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Briefly News journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.

The KwaZulu Natal Premier said some alleged staff members in the Zulu Royal Household were submitting multiple claims.

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Nomusa Dube-Ncube said a team investigating alleged ghost employees working for the Royal House discovered the anomaly.

The Premier made the revelations during an imbizo at Inchanga outside Durban on 23 April 2024.

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According to ZiMOJA, the provincial government decided to investigate after noting that the homes were poorly kept despite an adequate staff tally.

Dube-Ncube said this was alarming as the Kwazulu-Natal government paid for about 40 security officers, 50 domestic workers, and 50 employed cleaners.

The discovery of the ghost employees follows the provincial government’s recent sacking of King Misuzulu’s praise singer, Inyosi Buzetsheni Mdletshe.

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Mdletshe, whom the provincial government retired from his position as King Misuzulu’s praise singer, was expected to start in his new position on 2 May 2024.

A municipality statement said Mdleshe would be responsible for training young poets and artists in the history and praises of the Zulu Kings.

Source: Briefly News