Lindiwe Sisulu calls in SIU and National Treasury to curb flood of irregular expenditure
Human settlements, water and sanitation department has incurred more than R2.4bn in irregular expenditure over the past five years
29 March 2021 - 20:45
In an effort to curb irregular expenditure and corruption in her department, human settlements, water & sanitation minister Lindiwe Sisulu has roped in the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), the police and the National Treasury to help with investigations.
The department has lined up several disciplinary cases against senior and junior officials to have them answer for the irregular spending. The department has also opened a number of criminal cases against some officials...
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