AfriForum report shows misappropriation of R16 billion by national departments
4 October 2017
AfriForum, as part of its national whistle-blower campaign, released a report today that exposes the total accumulated misappropriation of R16 billion by national departments during the 2015/2016 fiscal year. The national departments of Transport, Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Basic Education are the main perpetrators that are collectively responsible for the misappropriation of nearly R9 billion.
This information was among others obtained through the departments’ annual reports, each including a report from the Auditor General (AG).
According to Monique Taute, Head of AfriForum’s Anticorruption Unit, the Department of Transport misappropriated an accumulated amount of R4,23 billion.
“A functional public transport system is of critical importance for the growth and progress of South Africa. It is unacceptable that this department misappropriated more than R4 billion while the lack of proper public transport infrastructure impairs thousands of citizens,” says Taute.