Lindiwe Zulu suspends officials for alleged involvement in fraud and corruption
Small business development minister Lindiwe Zulu has suspended nine officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and fraudulent activities. Chairperson of the portfolio committee on small business development Ruth Bhengu applauded Zulu’s swift action against the officials, saying corruption in government should be uprooted and those fingered in a forensic report should be criminally charged. “History will judge us harshly if we fail to remove corrupt officials who sabotage government programmes designed to uplift those who are poor and struggling to get out of poverty,’’ Bhengu said. According to Bhengu, during oversight visits between 2014 and 2017 to KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, the committee found that grants from the department that were meant for small, medium and micro-enterprises, as well as co-operatives, did not have a positive impact on the beneficiaries. She said many frustrated entrepreneurs and co-operative members had struggle...
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