What CIPRO had to say

Politicsweb presented the basic points in our feature article (see here) to CIPRO and asked for comment from CEO Keith Sendwe. The following are his answers to our queries:

1. Is the CEO aware of the extent of the problem at CIPRO?

Yes, the CEO is aware of pertinent issues such as these mentioned.

2. Why is no action taken against the officials involved? For example what action, if any, has been taken against the person who deregistered the legitimate directors of BLSA industries? Or those individuals who approved company names which were clearly duplicates?

CIPRO is currently investigating possible involvement of CIPRO officials and thus it is not prudent to provide further information at this stage as it might jeopardise the investigation.

3. What steps, if any, is CIPRO planning to take to address these problems?

CIPRO has implemented various systems, such as MIMEX and ENCASE to assist in tracking movements on data on the CIPRO database. Furthermore, a customer verification system was implemented. From the inception of this system on 9 July 2009, a number in excess of 5500 CM29 were lodged electronically.

CIPRO reserves close to 400 000 names per annum and acknowledge that duplication of names might infrequently occur. However, we are pulling out all stops to prevent fraudulent activities taking place. The Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system which should be fully implemented within the next 24 months is an example of our commitment towards eradicating fraud.

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CIPRO reserves close to 400 000 names per annum and acknowledge that duplication of names might infrequently occur."

Keith Sendwe

 

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Too late Keith, pack your bags and go We don't want to hear your excuses Keith. You and your senior staff were in positions of authority and trust. You screwed up and failed in the duties you were paid you te perform. Receive any performance bonuses recently? Or are you a new . .more deployee? If you are a new deployee, then bring in outrside forensic auditors without dealy -- as in next week. If you were then when it happened, clear your desk and B***** off. And take your deployed rabble with you. This is now surely a matter for the Scorpions .... um ... oh, yes, quite ... what am I thinking? A matter for the Police then .... um ... well ... yes Ok ... for the ... ... for the .. will someone please help me out here? . .less by S.N. on August 07 2009, 07:57 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

PUBLISH ALL NAMES I support previous submissions to this effect. But you are farting against thunder. Its in the genes & will NEVER be eradicated. RSA will be a HAITI clone within 5 years, we even have their top high-cost adviser in residence to keep us on . .more track! . .less by SEND SENDWE on August 07 2009, 09:04 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Duplicates can occur? OMFG... WHAT BULL.... If all the registered names are in a database, and one does a search for a name, it will either bring similar names or if it exist the name.... This is Horse..... These people are so bloody corrupt its not even . .more funny... its like they haven't evovled yet passed the basic instinct ..... WTH... im sure the user name is saved of the person that inserts or alters a record in a database... OMG... . .less by unknown on August 07 2009, 12:14 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

Sendwe your ineptitude in management is clearly revealed. Surely you ought to have put systems in place prior to this widespread fraud taking place? Why don't you employ honest staff who are pleasant and helpful when trying to contact your call centre? I am prepared to guarantee that there will be no effective . .more action taken against the fraudsters, except maybe for a small proportion. You are so hopeless that you're going to ensure that the fraudsters keep their ill-gotten gains. . .less by semaarnet on August 07 2009, 21:12 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

CIPRO - I was offered CA letters for R100 by runners at CIPRO I was approached by various "runners" offering Accounting CA letters for R100 at CIPRO's entrance. One even indicated to know a "short cut" when registering a CC at a close by Internet Shop for R150. There are hundreds of "farm workers" registering . .more companies etc. One even landed a lucrative multimillion rand tender and needed to register a CC for his "Security Guard" business....! . .less by Dirk - Carletonville on August 07 2009, 22:31 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

CIPRO Next thing we know, our properties will be registered in names not our own. What guarantee do I have that my property which is presently registered in my name, will not be registered in some black person's name tomorrow without me selling it to that . .more person? The possibilities for fraud in this country is so huge. Before 1994 people would never have dreamed of such a corrupt scheme as is happening now at CIPRO, and that is probably why systems are not in place to detect this corruption. Now, on top of exhorbitant salaries being paid to these corrupt people deployed in these positions, expensive systems have to be installed to TRY and stop them. Is there ever a system that will stop these thieves? . .less by justsaying on August 10 2009, 17:58 Find this comment inappropriate? Report it

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