No fraud detection report: Lesufi continues to shield corrupt officials
11 August 2024
Failure by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to produce one approved fraud detection review report for the fourth quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year indicates that he has no intention of rooting out corruption.
The fraud detection report is critical in assisting the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) to clamp down on and stamp out corruption.
According to Lesufi’s office, the report could not be completed because of the complexity of the project and a shortage of resources. They claimed that it required more work to be done than initially anticipated.
The same excuse was used during the third quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year. This is unacceptable because corruption can continue unabated with no consequences. It is also ironic because the Premier is always preaching about fighting corruption, yet he is failing to complete a report on detecting corruption.