The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday, it will reach out to the Auditor General and the Public Protector to discern why the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has not publicised all completed forensic investigations.

This comes after the DA accused Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi of shielding corruption in the province, following multiple attempts, since 2019, to Panyaza to make all completed forensic reports public.

DA Gauteng Leader Solly Msimanga said the Premier had until Monday afternoon to hand over the requested reports, which he did not do, despite two new requests – one in September and one on Friday.

“It came as no surprise that we still do not have the reports. Year after year, millions of rands in taxpayers’ money are lost to corruption, particularly in government departments. The forensic investigations undertaken by the GPG are meant to determine whether any corrupt activities have been taking place in government. By releasing these reports, Premier Lesufi will show that his government has nothing to hide and is serious about clamping down on corruption,” Msimanga said.

On the X platform, Lesufi said pointed to the release of the AngloGold Ashanti report, the Tembisa Hospital report, and the Driving Licence Testing Centre report, which the DA acknowledged.

However, the party said there were many more that needed to be released.

"We wish to know which reports exactly are we hiding, name and title of those reports," Lesufi said on X.

The DA said it wants sight of the report relating to the Gauteng Department of Social Development, in which a recent audit revealed that Sustainable Livelihoods programme director July Maphosa was accused of fraud and soliciting bribes, after which he resigned in 2018. The audit also revealed that much of the yearly budget for the programme went to three non-profit organisations that shared directors, between 2014 and 2018.

“The contents of this forensic audit have still not been made public. This department plays a critical role in uplifting the lives of Gauteng residents. However, this cannot be done if only a connected few are given tenders to deliver services,” Msimanga said.

He also noted that the forensic investigation in to the Rahima Moosa Hospital has not begun and that lifestyle audits undertaken under Lesufi’s leadership have not been made public.

“For the last two years, we have been assured that this process has been completed. These lifestyle audits are also critical to clamping down on corruption. Corrupt activities in the province take away valuable money from service delivery, putting the needs of our residents on the backfoot. Furthermore, additional money is spent on forensic investigations, of which we are never told whether the recommendations are indeed being implemented,” Msimanga said.