The group has been charged with misconduct in terms of public service regulations after withholding details on their personal interests for the 2011-12 fiscal year.

Over the years the department has been hit with a string of corruption related crimes with nearly R1-billion vanishing and tons of medication and equipment being looted.

The department is getting tough on corruption, with health MEC Sicelo Gqobana set to meet the provincial treasury next week to outline a plan to curb wastage and budget mismanagement.

This comes after a new high-tech, anti-corruption task force was set up in the department to combat fraud, extortion and profiteering.

The anti-corruption task force is instructed to cut fraud and wastage by 80% within the department.

Health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said the misconduct charges were part of the provincial authority's commitment to clean up its finances and ensure clean governance.

Civil servants need to disclose their financial interests to determine if there has been any conflicts arising from non-disclosure that could imply the potential misuse of public funds.

"Some directors in the department are facing disciplinary measures following irregularities and corruption allegations," Kupelo said.

Action will also be taken against the officials who failed to authorise payments for newly appointed medical staff.

More than 200 community service pharmacists, doctors and nurses did not receive April salaries, with some dating back to December.

The pharmacists, doctors and nurses have been loaded on the department's payroll system, but officials failed to submit the necessary documents to treasury for approval.

"The MEC has intervened and written to the provincial treasury to ask them to authorise the payments of those affected," Kupelo said.

The two deputy director-generals in the department have been instructed to take action against their subordinates for failing to manage the payments, he said.

"If in turn they fail to carry out this instruction, action will be taken against them as well," Kupelo said.

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May 11, 2012

MorokaLebola

Please people - Why don't you also include criminal charges of fraud. I am sure the fact that they did not disclose their financial and business interests mean they were siphoning millions of rands from the state to their businesses, corruptly.
This disciplinary charges alone will not yield any thing of substance. Mahodu a are costing the country dearly, especially the people they are supposed to serve. S!es tog!
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May 11, 2012

Idohl

That's political deployment for you. It is crippling the country. I hope comrades are learning something, if ever they are capable.
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May 11, 2012

7000000

Well done Comrade Gqobana we cannot stand corruption which disturb service delivery in our Government. We congratulate you and must say your position is save after Mangaung conference. We cannot afford to loose leaders like you. Keep the fire burning comrade what we like about you Chief is that you take instructions from your elders very well. We must say that the Commander in Chief is very happy about your good political manners. Wait until we deal with Faku and it will be all system go to Mangaung keep well comrade, away with corruption, alluta continua.
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May 11, 2012

Sinudeity

"Some directors in the department are facing disciplinary measures following irregularities and corruption allegations"


A slap on the wrist or redeployment.
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May 11, 2012

Bebesocs

Hahahahaaaaa, there you are, get deeper this is just the tip of the iceberg. How can health care workers go on for several months without pay ? this nasty habit of not paying people on time in the Eastern Cape is becoming a norm. The admin people always get at healthcare workers. I cannot wait until I hear about Mthatha corruption. If people do not want to work, there are potential people who want to work.
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