The board is alleged to have repeatedly interfered in operational matters, including staffing and disciplinary processes. The Water Research Commission (WRC) board has denied allegations that it interfered in the organisation’s operational affairs, insisting it has not suspended nor reinstated any employee. Protected disclosures raise governance concernsThe disclosures allege the board has repeatedly interfered in operational matters, including staffing and disciplinary processes. WRC board chair Rethabile Melamu did not directly answer whether the board had instructed or approved Gebashe’s recall from suspension. The response comes after WRC chief executive Jennifer Molwantwa allegedly raised concerns in protected disclosures that the board had repeatedly encroached on executive functions, including staffing decisions, disciplinary processes and other operational responsibilities.