We’ve exposed fraud and corruption worth R10bn - Mashaba
3 May 2017
Johannesburg - In the nine months that he has been mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba says his zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption has led to the city uncovering R10bn in lost or misused funding.
Speaking at his first State of the City address as mayor, since his inauguration in August 2016, Mashaba said the internal investigations unit, which was set up in November 2016, had yielded fruitful results.
"Corruption steals from the poor and must be stopped. I have zero tolerance for corruption, in both the public and private sector," he said.
"Following the appointment of General Shadrack Sibiya to head up our new internal investigations unit in the city, we have made solid inroads into exposing corruption and ensuring that those found wanting face the full might of the law."