Senior official dismissed for approval of Bushiri's permanent residence

• Published date: 24 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed the Chief Director who recommended that self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his family be issued with Permanent Residence Permits - with immediate effect.

In a statement on Monday, the department said the Bushiri family were issued with permanent residence they did not deserve.

The Chief Director for Permitting, Ronney Marhule, was found guilty on two counts of misconduct relating to dishonesty and negligence at the conclusion of a lengthy disciplinary hearing which lasted for almost a year.

The department said that this comes after Marhule tried in vain to stop the disciplinary process on at least three occasions at the Labour Court and at the Labour Appeal Court.

Marhule was charged, on two counts, with gross dishonesty, gross negligence and non-compliance with the Immigration...