Gauteng spends R64 million on corruption investigations but Premier won’t release reports
30 August 2021
The Gauteng Provincial Government has spent R63.8 million on 54 reports to investigate suspected corruption, but not a single one of these reports has been made public despite claims that the recommendations made have been implemented or are in the process of being implemented.
This is revealed by Premier David Makhura in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
According to Makhura, the investigations were done by 23 forensic and audit companies over the last four years. These companies were chosen from a panel of 35 approved service providers after following an open tender process.
Gobodo Forensic and Investigative Accounting was paid R9.1 million for four reports, broken down as follows: