DA demands Premier Lesufi to release Gauteng DSD corruption reports to ensure accountability
26 September 2023
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng demands that Premier Panyaza Lesufi urgently conclude and release all the Department of Social Development (DSD) corruption-related reports from 2016 to ensure accountability and for consequence management to take place.
Delays in releasing corruption-related reports deny justice for the Gauteng residents whose money has been stolen by corrupt officials. Furthermore, it has severely affected the most vulnerable residents of Gauteng, who are solely dependent on this department for survival.
It is important for Premier Lesufi to release the corruption inquiry initiated by the late DSD MEC Thuli Nkabinde to clarify if the five recently suspended officials are linked to it.
For the past five years, this department has failed to meet its set targets, such as the distribution of dignity packs and failing the vulnerable children of this province.