CITY OF TSHWANE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY - CTMM - Precautionary suspension of the City Manager and the appointment of the acting City Manager

CTMM - Precautionary suspension of the City Manager and the appointment of the acting City Manager

THE CITY OF TSHWANE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
(A municipality as described in section 2 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, 2000, duly
established in terms of Notice No. 6770, promulgated in the Provincial Gazette Extraordinary of 1
October 2000 in terms of section 12(1) read with section 14(2) of the Local Government: Municipal
Structures Act, 1998, as amended)
(Issuer code: CTMM)
("City of Tshwane" or the "Issuer")

PRECAUTIONARY SUSPENSION OF THE CITY MANAGER, MR. JOHANN METTLER AND THE
APPOINTMENT OF DR MUSA KHUMALO AS THE ACTING CITY MANAGER

Noteholders are advised that following a resolution adopted at a special Council meeting held on
9 July 2026, the City Manager, Mr. Johann Mettler, has been placed under precautionary suspension
by the Municipal Council, pending allegations of misconduct against him.

Council's decision was taken to safeguard the integrity of the investigation process until its conclusion.

To ensure that there were no disruptions to the City Manager's office of the City of Tshwane, the Council
further resolved to appoint Dr Musa Khumalo to act as City Manager on a month-to-month basis, for a
period not exceeding three months.

During this period, Dr Khumalo will exercise all the powers, perform all the functions and discharge all
the duties assigned to the City Manager in terms of applicable legislation and the Council-approved
Corporate System of Delegations.

For further information, please reach out to the City of Tshwane:
Owen Witbooi: Divisional Head (Treasury Office)
Telephone: 012 358 6068
Email: OwenW@tshwane.gov.za

Johannesburg
15 July 2026

Debt Sponsor
Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Bank division)

Date: 15-07-2026 07:29:00
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