Parliament staff ordered not to do work for MPs
Parliamentary Budget Office takes a stand after Des van Rooyen used staff for academic work in 2014-15 when he was whip of the standing committee on finance
Parliament says it is not any staff member’s responsibility to do private work for MPs, following a sworn affidavit alleging that Parliamentary Budget Office staff had done academic work for Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Des van Rooyen. "Parliament wishes to state categorically that it is not in the scope and responsibilities of any official to assist, in their official capacity, anyone including politicians in their private work," it said in a statement on Thursday evening. The statement follows a letter seen by Business Day, written by a former staff member and submitted to former public protector Thuli Madonsela during her investigation into state capture, where it was stated that two Parliamentary Budget Office staff members had done work for Van Rooyen in 2014 and 2015 when he was whip of the standing committee on finance. The allegation is also part of evidence at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to which the staff...
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