The Pietermaritzburg High Court ordered that a trustee from a public benefit organisation be removed because she used the entity’s finances for her personal benefit, including pocketing exorbitant and unjustified salary increases and gratuity payments.
Funds donated to the organisation were for the empowerment and development of individuals from previously disadvantaged communities, who were attempting to get a footing in the construction industry.
The order was handed down at the court against Patricia Chalwa, the