New SABC board must probe R5.1bn in irregular spending, MPs say
The interim board’s first task will be to institute an investigation of growing irregular‚ fruitless and wasteful expenditure, the comittee's working document says
The first task of a new interim SABC board will be to “institute an investigation into all irregular‚ fruitless and wasteful expenditure” at the public broadcaster. “And on conclusion of such investigation appropriate steps must be taken against employees who incurred or permitted irregular‚ fruitless and wasteful expenditure.” That is according to a “working document” that emerged on Tuesday night. The document was compiled following the conclusion of the work of Parliament’s ad hoc committee on the SABC board inquiry. The committee finished its investigation into the fitness of the board to hold office‚ after grilling two former chairs‚ Ben Ngubane and Ellen Tshabalala‚ on Friday. The document‚ which will be discussed on Thursday and Friday‚ also recommended that “steps must be taken to recover irregular‚ fruitless and wasteful expenditure in instances where it can be recovered”. “In 2014‚ irregular expenditure incurred by SABC was R990.7m‚ R2.4bn was incurred in prior years but d...
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