Presenting Budget Vote 1, Dr Zweli Mkhize, Premier of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal said the provincial government continued to take a firm stand to uproot and fight corruption.
"We are dedicating more resources to fighting corruption as fundamental to both defending our freedom, good governance and building our economy as part of the new trajectory of economic growth."
"This we do to conserve resources as fraud and corruption have a potential to cause such massive drain of resources that it poses a risk to undermine service delivery and cause our democracy to flounder."
"Fraud and corruption is a cancer which, if not arrested has potential to irreparably harm the international standing of our country and its reputation amongst it citizens, making our people lose faith in the future of our democratic country. Fighting corruption is about the restoration of the fibre of our society."
"As stated in on numerous occasions - there is widespread of corruption associated with the supply chain and procurement sections, fraudulent issuing of tenders and contracts to unskilled and undeserving entrepreneurs who advance cash not proof of quality and capacity to perform as basis of successful award of contracts. All contracts should pass the scrupulous test of value for money through a fair and transparent competitive process. Criminality in the award of tenders must land those involved in prison."
"These are consolidated statistics by the Office of the Premier working with the South African Police Services, National Prosecuting Authority and Special Investigating Unit in KZN for March 2012."
"April 2011 to March 2012
1. Dockets recorded - 594 and total value is R104 588 251
2. Cases to court - 517 and total value is R90 546 658
3. Number of arrests - 527 and total value is R90 546 658
4. Number of convictions - 529 and total value is R28 745 441
5. Number of acquitted - 2
6. Total amount of fines imposed - R727 838
"These are consolidated statistics by the Office of the Premier working with the Special Investigating Unit in KZN for March 2012."
1. Number of cases referred for disciplinary hearing is 192
2. Number of cases referred to the Assets Forfeiture Unit is 5
3. Value of recoveries is R2 771 747.21
"Fighting corruption needs both the impeccable integrity of those in whose hands the authority and resources of the state are entrusted by the public at large, as well as the culture of collective accountability, transparency and honour from those who control the levers of the state machinery as a whole."
"The Office of the Ombudsperson in the Premier's Office received 158 complaints ranging from concerns around service delivery, alleged corruption and maladministration. The number of cases resolved so far is 46."
"A strong effort has gone to entrenching a human rights culture in the civil services with emphasis on courteous and efficient service in line with the principles of our Citizens Charter and Batho Pele."
Statement issued by the Office of the KwaZulu-Natal Premier, May 29 2012
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