{"id":888,"date":"2026-07-12T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/psc-probes-minister-chikunga-and-deputy-for-alleged-irregular-appointments\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:14:00","slug":"psc-probes-minister-chikunga-and-deputy-for-alleged-irregular-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/i-psc-iphenya-ungqongqoshe-uchikunga-kanye-nephini-lakhe-ngokuqokwa-okungajwayelekile\/","title":{"rendered":"I-PSC iphenya uNgqongqoshe uChikunga kanye nePhini lakhe ngokuqokwa okungajwayelekile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IKhomishini Yezinsizakalo Zikahulumeni (i-PSC) isiqinisekisile uphenyo ngoNgqongqoshe Wezokuthutha uSindisiwe Chikunga kanye nePhini likaNgqongqoshe uSteve Letsike ngokuqoka abangani nezihlobo ezikhundleni emahhovisi abo kanye nasemnyango, kulandela isikhalazo sombiko othunyelwe ngoMashi 2026. I-PSC iphinde ihlole ukuqashwa okuqhubekayo kwenhloko yabasebenzi baseChikunga kanye nomsizi ozimele naphezu kwesiqondiso sokuba babuyiselwe emnyangweni wabo wokuqala ngemuva kokuphelelwa yisikhathi kwezikhundla zabo ngoJuni 2025, ngokusho kwemithombo ye-PSC ecashunwe yiSowetan ngomhlaka-12 Julayi 2026.<\/p>\n<h4>Imininingwane Yophenyo Nezehlakalo Zangaphambilini<\/h4>\n<p>Izinsolo ezibhekiswe kuChikunga noLetsike zigxile ekukhetheni izihlobo kanye nemikhuba engafanele yabasebenzi, kanti isikhalazo esisola imisebenzi sagcwaliswa ngokuphambene nezinqubo ezimisiwe. I-PSC ngaphambilini yaveza ukuziphatha okubi okufanayo eMnyangweni Wezokuthuthukiswa Komphakathi, okwaholela ekuxoshweni kukaNgqongqoshe uSisi Tolashe ngoMeyi 2026 ngemuva kokutholakele kokubambisana, ukukhwabanisa, kanye nokungathembeki ezikhundleni eziphezulu. USihlalo we-PSC uSomadoda Fikeni uthe, \u201cBekunabadlali abaningi lapha, futhi kubonakala sengathi basebenzisana ekuhlobiseni amaqiniso,\u201d ebhekisela emacaleni angaphambilini okubekwa kwabasebenzi abakhohlisayo.<\/p>\n<p>Ngaphakathi kwehhovisi likaChikunga, inhloko yabasebenzi uZanele Mthembu kanye nomsizi ozimele uLesego Itumeleng kubikwa ukuthi bahlala ezikhundleni zabo naphezu kokuphelelwa yisikhathi kwezikhundla zabo, okwephula umyalelo ocacile kaNgqongqoshe Wezemisebenzi Kahulumeni uMzamo Buthelezi. Lokhu kwakha ingxenye ebalulekile yophenyo lwamanje lwe-PSC mayelana nokuhambisana nemithethonqubo yenkonzo yomphakathi kanye nezindinganiso zokuziphatha.<\/p>\n<h4>Imiphumela Yobuqotho Benkonzo Yomphakathi<\/h4>\n<p>IKomidi Lemisebenzi Kahulumeni Nokuphatha liveze ukukhathazeka ngokuqokwa okungajwayelekile okuphindaphindiwe kanye &#039;nokwehliswa kabili&#039; eminyangweni kahulumeni. USihlalo uJan de Villiers, esitatimendeni sabezindaba sephalamende, ugcizelele ukuzibophezela kwekomidi enkonzweni yomphakathi yobungcweti, esekelwe ekufanelekeni njengoba kuhloswe nguHulumeni Wobumbano Lwesizwe. \u201cIkomidi lisekela ukusungulwa kwenkonzo yomphakathi esekelwe ekufanelekeni \u2026 engenakho ubandlululo, ukuphazanyiswa kwezepolitiki kanye nenkohlakalo,\u201d kusho u-de Villiers.<\/p>\n<p>Uphenyo lwakamuva oluhambisanayo luveza izinselele eziqhubekayo ekubuseni okunesimilo kanye nokulethwa kwezinsizakalo okuthembekile emkhakheni womphakathi waseNingizimu Afrika. Imiphumela yophenyo lwamanje lwe-PSC kulindeleke ukuthi inikeze usizo emizamweni emisha yokuveza obala kanye nokuzibophezela emikhubeni yokuqasha kahulumeni.<\/p>\n<p>I-PSC ayizange inikeze isikhathi sokuphetha uphenyo lwayo. Kulindeleke ukuthi kube nokubuyekezwa okwengeziwe njengoba okutholakele kwenziwa obala noma njengoba kuthathwa izinyathelo zomnyango.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I-PSC iphenya uNgqongqoshe uChikunga kanye nePhini likaNgqongqoshe uLetsike ngezinsolo zokuqoka abangani nezihlobo ezikhundleni ezisemthethweni, kulandela umbiko okhishwe yizimfihlo.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[433,403,429,432,430,293,431],"class_list":["post-888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-investigation","tag-nepotism","tag-psc","tag-public-sector","tag-sindisiwe-chikunga","tag-south-african-politics","tag-steve-letsike"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PSC probes Minister Chikunga and Deputy for alleged irregular appointments - 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