Gauteng Premier David Makhura blows hot air while the public purse is emptied by party cronies
3 August 2020
Gauteng Premier, David Makhura must release the details of the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) probes into alleged corruption and malfeasance in the Gauteng Provincial Government as a matter of urgency.
Last week, Gauteng Health MEC, Bandile Masuku was placed on special leave by the Premier due to his alleged links with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, KhuselaDiko whose husband, Chief MadzikanellThandisizweDiko – the owner of Royal Bhaca Projects, benefitted from a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) tender issued by the Gauteng Department of Health.
During his six year tenure as Premier of South Africa’s wealthiest province, Makhura has been vocal about corruption and the negative impact it has had on service delivery in the province, yet year on year, millions of Rands of public money is lost to corruption.
All Makhura’s grand pronouncements have come to naught as the conviction rate for criminals is virtually non-existent.