R500,000 spent to fire aide, Nyanda reveals
AUDITORS connected to Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda's family business were paid to investigate an official at his department.
Basani Baloyi was fired in September last year, only to be reinstated last month.
The department is now paying Baloyi and her replacement to do the same job
The official was subsequently fired.
Nyanda also revealed yesterday that his department had spent about R500,000 on firing chief director of human resources Basani Baloyi.
Nyanda made the revelations in a written reply to a parliamentary question from the Congress of the People's Juli Killian.
Baloyi was fired in September last year only to be reinstated last month. The department is now paying Baloyi and her replacement to do the same job.
Killian described this as the public paying the cost of a witch-hunt against Baloyi.
He asked Nyanda whether he had followed the correct procedures in hiring Ntumba Incorporated, which also audits the books of his private firm - Abalozi Security Risk Advisory Services, formerly known as General Nyanda Security Risk Advisory Services.
"Yes, the required process was followed," Nyanda replied.
But Killian told Sowetan she would be probing further. "My information is that there was no tender process. And we still want to know how much this forensic audit cost the public."
Nyanda said: "The total cost paid for the presiding officer to chair the hearing and the departmental representative to lead evidence amounts to R450129,50."
But Killian told Sowetan she wanted Nyanda to reveal the full amount he spent on firing Baloyi, including the amount spent on lawyers who represented the department when Baloyi took the matter to the Labour Court.
Earlier this month City Press reported that Ntumba Incorporated was also auditing the books of Sentech - the government's broadcast signal distributor, which comes under the ministry's control.
According to the report, Ntumba Incorporated authorised six payments from Sentech of more than R1 million to "themselves and a board member who hired them".
tsayaya
This clearly shows that it does not necessarily mean that if u were a good general in the army, u can be a good leader/manager. Jobs for pals by JZ.Report Abuse
ZEM
I am sick and tired of this baboon cnamed Simphiwe Nyanda. Everytime we read about him or see his ugly face is when he has misused our tax money for greedy and selfish purposes. Why doesn't Zuma fire the burstad once? or is it true that the latter is a slow thinker, in other words "a retard" lolReport Abuse
Gambler
The General full of scandals,Wa Benz,Awarding tenders to his companies,firing Baloyi,Mohlala and late re-instating them.The list is endless please minister do the honourable thing and resign.Report Abuse
Sisters
this a general is a risk to our country, why is he always firing people without reason? And waisting tax payers money while the government cannot even afford to pay its employees.Report Abuse
Mamgobhozi
Minister full of scandals. We have had so many bad news about him. He should be asked to RESIGN, he is not a good example to the society.Report Abuse
Matodzi
Is n't this yet another slap in the faces of public servants and it is the same culprit. Is there anything good that he has done since taking office? Scandal after scandal......Report Abuse
Mwelase
@ZEM BY BROTHER I DONT LIKE THE SLUNG WORD BABOON, THAT ONLY IT TELLS ME THAT YOU HAVE WHITE SUPREMACY PLEASE THE IS NO ZOO ARROUND HERE. RATHER COMMENT ACCORDING TO THE POLICY OF THIS SITE. SO IF NYADENI IS SAYING HE SPENT TWO DIFFERENT AMOUNT WHICH IS R450129.50 AND HE CHANGES TO R500.000.00. THAT STATEMENT CONTRADICS ITS SELF.Report Abuse
mabasaa
Nyanda is the minister of corruption and scandals,this also goes to show that JZ is the lameduck president,what has he done to stop this,nothing?these people do as they like,'cos they put him there...!Report Abuse