https://www.polity.org.za
Deepening Democracy through Access to Information
Home / Statements RSS ← Back
Service|Services
Service|Services
service|services
Close

Email this article

separate emails by commas, maximum limit of 4 addresses

Sponsored by

Close

Article Enquiry

DA submits PAIA application to pressure Premier Lesufi to release 177 forensic investigation reports

Close

Embed Video

DA submits PAIA application to pressure Premier Lesufi to release 177 forensic investigation reports

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi

17th October 2024

ARTICLE ENQUIRY      SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE

Font size: -+

/ MEDIA STATEMENT / The content on this page is not written by Polity.org.za, but is supplied by third parties. This content does not constitute news reporting by Polity.org.za.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has submitted a PAIA application to force Premier Panyaza Lesufi to release all 177 forensic investigation reports.

Gauteng residents have the right to know the outcomes of these investigations and the number of completed reports. As the official opposition in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL), we have the responsibility to ensure that all the recommendations in these reports are implemented accordingly.

Advertisement

We demand the original reports to assess the extent of corruption within the Gauteng government departments. We don’t want doctored versions of these reports.

If Premier Lesufi had nothing to hide and was genuinely committed to running a clean, transparent government that is free of corruption, he should have handed over these reports to our offices as requested a number of times before including the latest missed deadline which was this past Monday.

Advertisement

For far too long, we have been calling on the Premier to release all the forensic reports, a plea which has fallen on deaf ears. This indicates that the Premier is trying to shield corrupt politicians and officials who are unduly benefiting from tenders issued by the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG).

The DA has also been approached by various whistleblowers who have indicated that they are aware of corruption taking place in the GPG departments. Furthermore, one whistleblower has resorted to leaking parts of a forensic investigation in the Department of Social Development in a bid to expose the rampant corruption that is taking place there.

Corruption is serious and takes away money that could have been used to improve and deliver basic services to our residents.

It is unacceptable that we had to take the drastic step of submitting a PAIA application to receive the forensic reports that should have been made public in the first place.

Once we receive these reports and have had time to study them, we will approach Chapter Nine institutions like the Public Protector, the Auditor-General, and the Public Service Commission (PSC).

A DA government will immediately implement all the recommendations made in forensic reports once an investigation is completed. The reports will also be made public immediately so that our residents know we are serious about clamping down on corruption. The money lost through corrupt activities will be recovered and used to improve service delivery in this province. Protection will also be offered to whistleblowers with information on alleged corrupt practices in government departments.

 

Issued by Solly Msimanga MPL - Official Leader of the Opposition- Gauteng

EMAIL THIS ARTICLE      SAVE THIS ARTICLE ARTICLE ENQUIRY

To subscribe email subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za or click here
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Comment Guidelines

 

About

Polity.org.za is a product of Creamer Media.
www.creamermedia.co.za

Other Creamer Media Products include:
Engineering News
Mining Weekly
Research Channel Africa

Read more

Subscriptions

We offer a variety of subscriptions to our Magazine, Website, PDF Reports and our photo library.

Subscriptions are available via the Creamer Media Store.

View store

Advertise

Advertising on Polity.org.za is an effective way to build and consolidate a company's profile among clients and prospective clients. Email advertising@creamermedia.co.za

View options

Email Registration Success

Thank you, you have successfully subscribed to one or more of Creamer Media’s email newsletters. You should start receiving the email newsletters in due course.

Our email newsletters may land in your junk or spam folder. To prevent this, kindly add newsletters@creamermedia.co.za to your address book or safe sender list. If you experience any issues with the receipt of our email newsletters, please email subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za