STATEMENT ON SADTU KWAZULU-NATAL’S REACTION TO THE APPOINTMENT OF
THE NEW CFO.
SADTU KwaZulu-Natal has noted with great disappointment, the appointment of Miss Yali Joyi as the Chief Finance Office of the KZN Department of Education.
It is now public knowledge that Ms Joyi is a former senior official of the KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), who resigned from the same Department under a cloud of the damning allegations that implicated her on gross financial mismanagement and embezzlement of funds in the Department. SADTU KwaZulu-Natal views her appointment into this crucial senior position in the Department of Education that has serious cashflow challenges as a reckless and negligent if not a deliberate move that is meant which will lead to further drowning of the already collapsing Department of Education in the province.
SADTU is well aware of the principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty. However, in this case we hear that this new CFO decided to resign instead of waiting for the process to prove or disapprove the allegations. With all this now SADTU is interested to see the investigation report. It will only be that report and declaration by the Department of Education that they have ensured that their CFO is not implicated, or the investigation process did not make any findings against her.
The next steps for SADTU now is to to do the following:
• seek audience with both the MEC and HOD to get their views on the matter.
• seek audience with the Public Service Commission with the intention of
requesting the Commission to investigate this appointment.
• seek audience of the Public Protector to investigate this matter.
Until told that the Miss JOYI is cleared of all the allegations, SADTU rejects her appointment and calls on the Department to suspend or put her on special leave. Furthermore, the Department must get the investigation report and act in line with the findings.
The end
ISSUED BY: SADTU KZN Secretariat