Quote Originally Posted by Dave A View Post
Dishonesty and banking make poor bedfellows.
Indeed it does Dave! On this note of consistency. Mdluli, who is implicated in murder and fraud is still as at today's date drawing a huge salary! I guess, we'll just throw consistency out of the window in Mdluli's case. It's no wonder the criminals are so brazen, they see what's happening in the top brass and go about the criminal activities undeterred by the police. Your top brass at SAPS should have no taints(turpis persona).
In matters such as waterkloof's friend, my stance is somewhat different. I accept that no employer should contend with dishonesty i.e theft, fraud etc and further that an employee is duty bound not only by statute but even by common law to serve his employer honestly. This principle was already entrenched 2500 years ago! That said, I always see the human beings behind such matters. His dismissal will not only affect him but only his wife and kids. He's now in a predicament where he will have to worry about bond repayments, car installments, the various costs that a household and kids bring. Whilst what he done was wrong, it tragic that his kids and wife will now have to bare the brunt. I believe in second chances, not at his former employer but with another employer. He should apply for other employment with the confidence that his certificate of service will not include the reason for dismissal. We all make regrettable mistakes in life, life in itself somehow does give second chances. If one compares his act with theft( I doubt the item(s) were worth more than R5000 with the corruption and fraud taking place in government that he is a choir singer compared with the quationable activities by our public servants. even when they charged with an offence, they normally still draw big salaries some 3 years after the fact!