Public-sector corruption: we need to pass graft-busting legislation

Ian Ollis, Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance
31 March 2011

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is deeply concerned by the enormous increase in corruption cases involving government departments and public entities, detailed by head of the Special Investigating Unit (SUI), Willie Hofmeyer, in Parliament yesterday. Parliament heard that 16 departments and entities are now under investigation, for a range of offences, including corruption, maladministration and fraud, and that the total cost of mismanaged public funds could amount to as much as R20 billion this financial year. Read more ...