Fri May 24 16:10:59 SAST 2013
Fri May 24 16:10:59 SAST 2013

ANCYL slams Davies over Mamodupi

Sep 4, 2012 | Hlengiwe Nhlabathi Political Reporter | 23 comments

THE ANC Youth League yesterday slated Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies for refusing to renew the employment contract of the national consumer commissioner, saying the reasons given for his decision are "frivolous".

OUT: Former commissioner Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi. PHOTO: Russell Roberts
FLAYED: Rob Davies

The league sang Mamodupi Mohlala-Mulaudzi's praises as a "fearless" commissioner who was being "victimised".

"The reasons forwarded that her contract has ended are frivolous to say the least.

"We are left with no doubt that Ms Mohlala-Mulaudzi's dismissal is nothing but an attempt to continue to protect big business in South Africa," league spokeswoman Khusela Sangoni-Khawe said in a statement.

"Minister Rob Davies must properly assess her performance and, in line with fair labour practice, provide her with concrete reasons in the event that her performance has been substandard given the impressive work society has seen her undertake."

Sangweni-Khawe said Mohlala-Mulaudzi had an "outstanding track record" since her days at the Department of Communications and as pension fund adjudicator.

Davies has appointed deputy national commissioner Ebrahim Mohammed as acting commissioner. Mohlala-Mulaudzi's contract ended yesterday. She was appointed in 2010.

Mohlala-Mulaudzi has been embroiled in a bitter court battle with the minister to have her employment contract extended.

She has already been to the Johannesburg Labour Court three times.

Mohlala-Mulaudzi has constantly argued that Davies was a biased and not suitable person to make the decision relating to the renewal of her contract.

She has denied that there was any bad blood between her and Davies.

The decision not to renew her contract comes after she was criticised by the National Consumer Tribunal for her handling of several high-profile cases.

The tribunal claimed she flouted procedure. - nhlabathih@sowetan.co.za

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Sep 4, 2012

Mrazane

Sis Hlengiwe your article does not give the reasons the ANCYL is alluding to. Is the criticism from the National Consumer Tribunal the reason for not renewing? Please dont leave us in a position where we still have to make assumptions after reading your article.
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Sep 4, 2012

GrRRRpha

if you perform in government you must be @de wrong place, clearly that's the outcoming of the case
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Sep 4, 2012

MGEEZ

This woman is being victimised for taking her former boss minister Nyanda to task, period!!!! This is how things are under the ANC rule and that they call fre.e.dom????
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Sep 4, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Something is wrong with this woman is like every where she works no one wants to work with her, I think she must re-open her private practice. Her attitude is not for the public sector!!!!
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Sep 4, 2012

swtv

I think Mamodupi deserves what she got. She is misleading the public about the NCC saga and i must say that she is servinig her own interests and of her relatives and firends. Khusela Sangoni-Khawe was quoted supporting Mamodupi on behalf of ANCYL, what your commenting on is total disapointing to the ANCYL because you just comment without having facts. I would advice you to comment on your own behalf in future because your tarnishing the image of the ANCYL. I am ANCYL leader and know very well what is happening in the commission.

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Sep 4, 2012

Papage

Her budget for her work was all saved, she never over used her budget and her department did very well to protect and return the monies that companies stole from the customers and now she is shown a boot. Mark my words, the guy incharge now at the end of the year, he would have safed companies rather than customers and his budget will be overused. Good luck
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Sep 4, 2012

Mbeva

ANCYL all over hey! I thought they are focusing on youth issues.Viva ANCYL Viva!
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Sep 4, 2012

Tellthethruth

Why misinforming the nation......I personally have worked with this woman at the NCC and i know that she is very manipulative, disingenuous and very economical with the thruth. She has waisted and looted the public funds and its enough. The woman claiming to reprent the ANCYL is very naive and to come and mislead the nation that her track record is excellent is very disturbing, because it is public knowledge that she has caused chaos wherever she has been.
If i have ever worked with very incompetent, self-serving individual, media-crazy and corrupt to the core person she should take the prize.
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Sep 5, 2012

nofavours

thank you Tellthetruth.....is ppl like you we need in this chat rooms! we are tired of these lies. we want the truth.
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Sep 5, 2012

KarlZimbiri

@nofavours,
thank you Tellthetruth.....is ppl like you we need in this chat rooms! we are tired of these lies. we want the truth.
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But tellthe truth is not telling us what truth he knows about this woman. If he may share the light as to how Mamodupi ruined the NCC it will remain for everyone to saw his/view.
@swtv, can U also please share what U know, is better than we know the truth, than people merely saying Mamodupi is misleading the public.
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