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City Press reports that a senior official in the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), who allegedly demanded kickbacks from service providers to approve their invoices, has been suspended.
On Friday, DHA Minister Leon Schreiber confirmed in an X post that Percy Tshabane, the department's acting chief of director of employee engagement, had been suspended pending a thorough investigation into allegations that he solicited bribes to approve the payment of service providers. City Press reported on 9 February that a lawyer, who identified himself as Mareng Mareng, had alleged that lawyers were being frustrated by the department's chief director responsible for legal. The lawyer also sent a whistleblower complaint to Schreiber's office, parliament and the Public Service Commission. Shortly after the publication of the story, Schreiber appointed law firm Werkmans to investigate the allegations. A source reported: “The lawyers found evidence in the form of a bank deposit and questioned Tshabane, who admitted that he did receive the money from the complaining lawyer. However, he said the lawyer was his brother and there was nothing untoward with him asking for financial help. On Monday, the law firm recommended that he be suspended, and he was on Tuesday.” According to the lawyer, Tshabane used various means to collect money from service providers, including deposits into his bank account and cash drop-offs at his office. Tshabane denies having requested money from a service provider.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Abram Mashego at City Press (subscription or trial registration required)
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