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The Citizen reports that a new intradepartmental corruption-busting unit is in the pipeline to deal with graft, matters of ethics and integrity and financial mismanagement at the highest level of government.
Ayanda Dlodlo, who is a member of the ANC national executive committee’s subcommittee on governance and legislature and is also minister of public service and administration, indicated on Sunday that the technical assistance unit would be established by 1 April as a branch within her department. It would work closely with the Special Investigating Unit, law enforcement agencies and the Auditor-General’s office to deal with disciplinary cases relating to corruption, financial management and integrity throughout the public service. Each department would have to appoint an integrity officer to represent it in the technical assistance unit. The unit will be replicated at the local government level. Dlodlo said her department was leading public service reform to ensure a capable state that delivered services. She also indicated that the new unit would be different from other units, such as the office for standards and compliance and those for service delivery, as it would deal with disciplinary matters. The unit would report bi-annually to Parliament and would engage with law enforcement agencies to ensure cases were followed up.
- Read the full original of Eric Naki’s report on the new unit at The Citizen
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