PUBLIC Protector Thuli Madonsela said she expected a provisional report on the investigation into allegations of corruption and nepotism in Senqu Local Municipality by June.
Her office will also be able to go forward with the probe into the R250-million “security upgrade” at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home, pending receipt of information from a state organ by the end of the week.
Speaking at the Daily Dispatch- University of Fort Hare Dialogues on Thursday night, Madonsela said the commercial crimes unit, Hawks and Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) were among the agencies roped in to investigate corruption at the Senqu Municipality.
“We commenced with the Sterkspruit (Senqu Municipality) investigation a while ago. However we ended up with a development where various agents are working together and that is the Hawks and Cogta.
“The bulk of the work has been concluded and I’m assured by my team that by June we should have a provisional report,” said Madonsela.
The Sterkspruit Civic Organisation (SCO) said corruption and nepotism in the local municipality had led to poor service delivery, with some streets not being linked to the sewerage system.
Violent service delivery protests erupted in Sterkspruit in September last year, with residents saying they wanted their own municipality separate from Senqu.
“We had a litany of complaints against political leadership and the municipal manager's office of Senqu Local Municipality,” said SCO chairman Mcebisi Mgojo.
“We handed our complaints over to the public protector in September last year and we later went to the Hawks.
“Among others there was an issue of R600000 being transferred from the municipality bank account into an individual’s bank account on a Saturday.
“We also raised the questions of water. Some of the streets are not connected to mainline sewerage.
“There was a programme of water in which trucks were hired to deliver water to residents.
“The contract was awarded to friends and relatives of a political leader and the programme failed.”
On the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the R250- million bill on Zuma's Nkandla home, Madonsela said contrary to previous reports, it was not the Department of Public Works that was not forthcoming with information.
“We simply said we are waiting for info from one of the organs of state and the media presumed it was Public Works. It’s not Public Works. It’s a multiple agency thing. Hopefully we’ll have the information in a week’s time,” said Madonsela. —
Thuli says Sterkspruit report near completion
Her office will also be able to go forward with the probe into the R250-million “security upgrade” at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home, pending receipt of information from a state organ by the end of the week.
Speaking at the Daily Dispatch- University of Fort Hare Dialogues on Thursday night, Madonsela said the commercial crimes unit, Hawks and Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) were among the agencies roped in to investigate corruption at the Senqu Municipality.
“We commenced with the Sterkspruit (Senqu Municipality) investigation a while ago. However we ended up with a development where various agents are working together and that is the Hawks and Cogta.
“The bulk of the work has been concluded and I’m assured by my team that by June we should have a provisional report,” said Madonsela.
The Sterkspruit Civic Organisation (SCO) said corruption and nepotism in the local municipality had led to poor service delivery, with some streets not being linked to the sewerage system.
Violent service delivery protests erupted in Sterkspruit in September last year, with residents saying they wanted their own municipality separate from Senqu.
“We had a litany of complaints against political leadership and the municipal manager's office of Senqu Local Municipality,” said SCO chairman Mcebisi Mgojo.
“We handed our complaints over to the public protector in September last year and we later went to the Hawks.
“Among others there was an issue of R600000 being transferred from the municipality bank account into an individual’s bank account on a Saturday.
“We also raised the questions of water. Some of the streets are not connected to mainline sewerage.
“There was a programme of water in which trucks were hired to deliver water to residents.
“The contract was awarded to friends and relatives of a political leader and the programme failed.”
On the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the R250- million bill on Zuma's Nkandla home, Madonsela said contrary to previous reports, it was not the Department of Public Works that was not forthcoming with information.
“We simply said we are waiting for info from one of the organs of state and the media presumed it was Public Works. It’s not Public Works. It’s a multiple agency thing. Hopefully we’ll have the information in a week’s time,” said Madonsela. —
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