HEARINGS PENDING
EXCLUSIVE: Public works to discipline staff over Nkandla
The long-delayed internal disciplinary process into the abuses at public works tied to Nkandla will start 'sometime in 2017', Thulas Nxesi says
One official implicated in the Nkandla scandal had entered a plea and the internal disciplinary process against 11 others was due to start sometime in 2017, Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi has told Business Day. In a wide-ranging interview, Nxesi conceded that he inherited a department in which the rot came from the top and ran deep and a ministry characterised by low morale and leadership instability. For years, the Department of Public Works has got disclaimers in the auditor-general’s audit outcomes. In 2015-16, Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu gave public works a qualified audit opinion. The departments of public works, health and education account for more than 30% of budget spending, but their audit outcomes remain poor, according to the auditor-general. The disciplinary process "could not start because of you guys [the media]. You went to court because you wanted access to the internal disciplinary process. The workers objected because they felt it would be unfair, but we deci...
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