In about September 2020, a senior group of Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) employees were suspended on full pay by the minister of employment and labour. The DA had been complaining about possible wrongdoing and a lack of service delivery for at least six months before that.

Eventually, and only after the auditor-general had pointed out wrongdoing, did the minister finally step in and suspend these employees. ..

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