THE newly-formed anti-corruption task team will start operating within the next few weeks, special investigating unit head Willie Hofmeyr said on Tuesday.
"A lot has been done over the past six months in terms of what needs to be done to fight corruption. The anti-corruption task team will start operating within weeks," he said.
He was speaking on the first of a three-day Association of Public Accounts Committees conference at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban.
The anti-corruption task team, a sub-committee of the justice, crime prevention and security cluster, was formed in July to coordinate the work of law enforcement agencies and watchdog bodies.
The task team's main duty would be to perform high priority criminal investigations when more than R5 million in assets are to be seized.
The theme of the conference was "Strengthening accountability through sharpening the tools of proactive oversight".
John Mentoor, the chief director of the Public Service Commission's professional ethics programme, told delegates that corruption in the public sector hindered service delivery.
The total number of cases reported to the commission during the 2008-09 financial year was 1204.
"Of the cases reported, 260 were reported by national departments and 944 by provincial departments," he said.
The total cost emanating from unauthorised, irregular, wasteful expenditure and criminal conduct was R100 million during the 2008-09 financial year.
"During the same financial year R9,9 million was recovered from employees found guilty of financial misconduct," he said.
Mentoor said the R91 million not recovered could have been used to uplift the plight of the poor.
He said R86 million had been recovered as a result of the investigation of cases reported via the national anti-corruption hotline managed by the Public Service Commission.
"There were 81 officials who were found guilty of misconduct. Fifteen of the 81 officials were suspended, 25 given final warnings, 29 dismissed and 12 resigned," he said.
Anti-graft task team to start work soon
THE newly-formed anti-corruption task team will start operating within the next few weeks, special investigating unit head Willie Hofmeyr said on Tuesday.
"A lot has been done over the past six months in terms of what needs to be done to fight corruption. The anti-corruption task team will start operating within weeks," he said.
He was speaking on the first of a three-day Association of Public Accounts Committees conference at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban.
The anti-corruption task team, a sub-committee of the justice, crime prevention and security cluster, was formed in July to coordinate the work of law enforcement agencies and watchdog bodies.
The task team's main duty would be to perform high priority criminal investigations when more than R5 million in assets are to be seized.
The theme of the conference was "Strengthening accountability through sharpening the tools of proactive oversight".
John Mentoor, the chief director of the Public Service Commission's professional ethics programme, told delegates that corruption in the public sector hindered service delivery.
The total number of cases reported to the commission during the 2008-09 financial year was 1204.
"Of the cases reported, 260 were reported by national departments and 944 by provincial departments," he said.
The total cost emanating from unauthorised, irregular, wasteful expenditure and criminal conduct was R100 million during the 2008-09 financial year.
"During the same financial year R9,9 million was recovered from employees found guilty of financial misconduct," he said.
Mentoor said the R91 million not recovered could have been used to uplift the plight of the poor.
He said R86 million had been recovered as a result of the investigation of cases reported via the national anti-corruption hotline managed by the Public Service Commission.
"There were 81 officials who were found guilty of misconduct. Fifteen of the 81 officials were suspended, 25 given final warnings, 29 dismissed and 12 resigned," he said.
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