{"id":19492,"date":"2019-11-21T11:42:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T11:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonelyviking.dev\/afriforum-demands-lesufis-dismissal-submits-request-to-premiers-office-and-lays-charges-with-police\/"},"modified":"2020-11-03T00:07:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T00:07:55","slug":"afriforum-demands-lesufis-dismissal-submits-request-to-premiers-office-and-lays-charges-with-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/afriforum-demands-lesufis-dismissal-submits-request-to-premiers-office-and-lays-charges-with-police\/","title":{"rendered":"AfriForum demands Lesufi\u2019s dismissal: Submits request to Premier\u2019s office and lays charges with police"},"content":{"rendered":"

AfriForum today submitted a letter addressed to Gauteng Premier David Makhura demanding the dismissal of Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng\u2019s MEC for Education. According to Henk Maree, Spokesperson for AfriForum, this demand follows in reaction to a long history of mismanagement and the division of communities by the MEC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a disgrace that the Premier still allows Lesufi to hold office despite the damage he has already inflicted on the Gauteng education system and on social cohesion in the country. The school admissions process is chaotic and he does not accept responsibility for his share in this crisis \u2012 on the contrary, his latest announcements of so-called solutions only aggravate the situation, as the plans are impracticable and deprive parents of the right to decide about their children\u2019s place, quality and language of education themselves,\u201d Maree adds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

AfriForum\u2019s comprehensive campaign against Lesufi\u2019s abuses includes a petition where parents can support the organisation\u2019s demand for his dismissal via the website (http:\/\/artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/lesufimustfall\/<\/a>), AfriForum\u2019s Facebook page, or by sending an SMS to 32782 (R1).<\/p>\n

In addition, AfriForum\u2019s Anti-corruption Unit today filed criminal charges against Edward Mosuwe, Head of the Gauteng Education Department. These charges arise from the findings of the Auditor-General\u2019s report of 2017\/2018, including that more than R900\u00a0million of irregular expenditure had been incurred by the Department during the past financial year. The Department is overall guilty of irregular expenses to the value of more than R2\u00a0billion when the amounts of previous years are included.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is unacceptable that a Department that should be dedicated to the education of the youth of our country is wasting massive amounts in this manner. Lesufi must explain why, according to this report, his Department is guilty of misappropriating taxpayers\u2019 money intended for the tuition of children,\u201d explained Monique Taute, Head of AfriForum\u2019s Anti-corruption Unit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maree urged the public to support AfriForum\u2019s campaign. \u201cWe can no longer allow the placement crises and other examples of Lesufi\u2019s misconduct to recur annually at the expense of the youth. Gauteng\u2019s schools, parents and children deserve better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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