24 August 2022|25 Muharram 1444
The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed its chief director of infrastructure management for information systems, Simphiwe Hlophe, after he was found guilty of gross negligence and dereliction of duty.
On Tuesday, the department said Hlophe had neglected to deploy new routers and switches that were bought to improve its day-to-day operations, and that he falsely claimed he had.
This led to network outages that could have been avoided and negatively impacted service delivery and the department’s functioning.
The department said the procurement of the routers and switches were part of its plan to improve service delivery, jointly with the State IT Agency (SITA) and the communications and digital technologies department before a joint portfolio committee last year.
Source NEWS 24
