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BusinessLive reports that Department of Public Works (DPW) Minister Dean Macpherson says his department is extending the conduct of lifestyle audits on “400 high-risk officials” this year after completing audits of 48 senior managers in the 2022/23 financial year.
On Wednesday, he said: “On lifestyle audits, in 2022/23 we completed audits on 48 senior managers. We have now launched a wider process, focusing on 400 high-risk officials across finance, ICT, procurement, leases and projects. The first batch of 69 audits began in March and will be finalised by September. The next batch will follow from October 2025 to March 2026, and the remainder by March 2027. These audits are being conducted independently, in partnership with the Special Investigating Unit, and include asset verification.” A full report on the first batch of lifestyle audits in the DPW will be ready soon. Macpherson told MPs the clampdown on the “ghost workers phenomenon” in his department had yielded results. In May, Macpherson directed all staff are required to physically present themselves at designated offices as part of a headcount verification process. The initiative, which will be rolled out nationally, seeks to identify individuals drawing salaries without performing any work — a long-standing problem in the public sector.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Thabo Mokone at BusinessLive
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