Metro police head Steve Middleton has won a two-year battle concerning his 2017 appointment.
A two-year legal wrangle regarding whether eThekwini metro police head Steve Middleton is the best man for the job has gone in the 62-year-old's favour.
On Wednesday, labour court judge Benita Whitcher set aside KwaZulu-Natal Bargaining Council commissioner Charles Oakes' December 2020 ruling that Middleton, who has a degree in military science, was unqualified for the position. Whitcher dismissed claims of unfair labour practices, essentially cementing the stance that Middleton is the best qualified for the position.
Middleton's appointment was the subject of scrutiny when a forensic audit report into metro police mismanagement and wasteful expenditure, commissioned by the city and dated November 2020, put forward allegations, canvassed from employees, that Middleton did not meet requirements for the job. This investigation found proper procedure was followed in his appointment, but that the appointment of his deputy, Sbonelo Mchunu, could be deemed unfair because Middleton was listed as a reference on Mchunu’s CV and this should have been disclosed to the interview panel.
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