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Pretoria News reports that the government has paid more than R130 million to more than 300 public servants who are on suspension with full pay and benefits.
One, an employee of the Gauteng Economic Development, has been on full pay for four years. These were among the damning revelations of Acting Minister of Public Service and Administration, Thulas Nxesi, in his written reply to questions from the DA’s public service and administration spokesperson, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, in the National Assembly. In his reply, Nxesi said a Gauteng official had been suspended for four years (1,604 days) for fraud. Another official had been suspended for 902 days for misuse of a petrol card. Three assistant directors were on suspension for fraud and another on theft charges. A deputy director is facing charges of poor performance, insubordination, and fraud. Nxesi also gave shocking details of sex allegations against some officials. Gondwe responded by saying that the Department of Public Service and Administration should urgently implement a discipline management strategy so government departments could finalise disciplinary cases within the 90-day period stipulated by Public Service Regulations. “It is grossly unfair that, year in and year out, the already burdened South African taxpayer pays such a heavy price,” Gondwe complained.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Baldwin Ndaba at Pretoria News
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