Mr Ahmed Sadek Ismail Seedat suffered the heart attack at home on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He was appointed chief traffic officer in January 2002 and became the head of the licencing department in 2006.<\/p>\n
From then, up to the end of 2013, he managed the department so effectively, that it was recognized as one of the best countrywide.<\/p>\n
During this period, he was also elected president of the national institute of licence officers.<\/p>\n
On January 1 last year, he was promoted to director of public safety, seeing him take charge of the licencing department, emergency services, as well as traffic and safety services.<\/p>\n
He held the position with distinction until his sudden passing.<\/p>\n
“While Mr Seedat was in control of these departments, I was able to rest assured that matters were effectively overseen, affording me the opportunity to focus on other municipal issues,” municipal manager, Mr Willie Fouch\u00e9 said on Monday.<\/p>\n
“The fact that we are losing such capable leaders, one after the other, should be a matter of grave concern for us all,” Mr Fouch\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n
He expressed his sincerest condolences to his colleagues, family and friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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