Modulasetulo komiti e ile ya kopana le khomishene ya bomakgiseterata mme ya fumana tlaleho tse pedi tse fapaneng, ya Mme T C Olifant moo ho ileng hwa tlalehelwa komiti ka maikemisetso a ho fuputsa menyenyetsi ya boitshwaro bo sa phethahalang mabapi le Mme Olifant.
Menyenyetsi eo e ne e amana le ho se itlalehe ha hae mosebetsing ho tloha ka di 25 tsa Mmesa ho fihlela ka di 10 tsa Pudungwana ka 2008. Ho hlahelleng ha hae komiting ya kgalemo ka Pudungwana o ile a nehelana ka lengolo leo a neng a supa hore o ne a ena le kgatello ya maikutlo hoo a ileng a ba a amohelwa kliniking ya phekolo ya kelello ho tloha kadi 2 tsa Mmesa ho fihlela ka di 24 mme a tshepisa hore o tla qala ho kgutlela mosebetsing ka di 10 tsa Pudungwana 2008.
Komiti ya kgalemo e ile ya mo kopa hore ha a kgutlela mosebetsing a tle le lengolo le tswang ho motho ya neng a mo hlahloba ho hlalosa hore o maemong a matle a hore a ka qala ka mosebetsi. Ha a ka ba a tla le lona lengolo leo, ka di 17 tsa Pudungwana ha a ka baa itlaleha mosebetsing hape, ho fihlela le kajeno hoo khomishene e ileng ya nka qeto ya ho mofanyeha mosebetsing mme ya tlalehela komiti ka metjha yohle eo e enkileng ho leka ho kgutlisetsa maemo madulong.
Kamora ho lekola tlaleho eo ya khomishene komiti e dumellane ka ho tshehetsa kopo ya hore Mme Olifant a tloswe mosebetsing ka ho phethahala.
Ya bobedi ke ya makgiseterata Mme Bacharam wa ofisi ya Scottsburg moo teng a ileng a fanyehwa mosebetsing ka baka la qoso e neng e le kgahlano le yena.
Pheletsong ya nyewe ha aka a fumanwa a le molato mme kopanong ya khomishene le komiti re ile ra tlalehelwa hore letona le eleditswe ho kgutlisetsa Mme Bacharam mosebetsing. Kamora ho sekaseka tlaleho eo komiti e dumellana le qeto ya hore Mme Bacharam a kgutlele mosebetsing mme re kopa ntlo e tshehetse qeto tseno di le pedi. Ke a leboha. [Mahofi.] (Translation of Sesotho speech follows.)
[Mr T M H MOFOKENG: Chairperson, the committee met with the Magistrates' Commission and found two different reports, one of which was on Mrs T C Oliphant and was presented to the committee regarding the intention to investigate allegations of misconduct on the part of Mrs Oliphant.
These allegations related to her failure to report for work from 25 April until 10 November 2008. During her appearance at the disciplinary committee she produced a medical certificate indicating that she was suffering from depression to the extent that she was admitted to a psychiatric clinic from 2 April until 24 April, and she promised to return to work on 10 November 2008.
The disciplinary committee asked that when she returned to work she should bring the letter from the person who was examining her in order to see whether she was in a condition to start working. She did not provide such a letter. On 17 November she did not report for work again and has not done so until today when the commission decided to suspend her from work and reported to the committee about all the necessary efforts it made to restore the situation to normalcy.
After careful examination of the commission's report, the committee agreed to endorse the recommendation that Mrs Oliphant be permanently removed from her job.
The second case involves that of Magistrate Bacharam from the Scottburgh office who was suspended from her job as a result of charges against her.
At the end of the trial she was found not guilty and therefore at the meeting of the commission and the committee it was reported that the Minister had been advised to reinstate Mrs Bacharam in her job. After deliberating on the report the committee concurred with the decision to have Mrs Bacharam reinstated in her job, and we would therefore like the House to endorse the two decisions taken. Thank you. [Applause.]]
Debate concluded.
Question put: That the Report on Provisional Suspension from Office of Magistrate T C Oliphant be adopted.
IN FAVOUR: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape.
Report on Provisional Suspension from Office of Magistrate T C Oliphant accordingly adopted in accordance with section 13(4)(c) of the Magistrates Act, 1993.
Question put: That the Report on Upliftment of Provisional Suspension from Office of Magistrate Bacharam be adopted.
IN FAVOUR: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape.
Report on Upliftment of Provisional Suspension from Office of Magistrate Bacharam accordingly adopted in accordance with section 13(4)(c) of the Magistrates Act, 1993.