Joburg ignores warnings and appoints ‘potential security risk’ to head Public Safety Department

Daily Maverick | 28.08.2026 06:20
The appointment on Wednesday, 26 August, of former Gauteng Health boss Lesiba Malotana to head the City of Johannesburg's powerful Public Safety Department has sparked outrage after the City’s security screening found that he posed a “potential security risk for the City of Joburg”.