Eastern Cape health corruption details must be made public
The Democratic Alliance today submitted a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application for forensic audit details of corruption and nepotism in the Eastern Cape Health Department (see report).
The report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which has revealed major corruption and nepotism worth billions, must be made public to ensure that the results are not simply swept under the carpet.
The names of companies, officials and units within the Health Department involved in corruption were requested as part of the application. By law the Department now has 30 days to release this information.
At the very least, the audit report, commissioned by Premier Noxolo Kiviet and Health MEC Sicelo Gqobana, must be formally presented to the Provincial Legislature's Portfolio Committee on Health.
The committee must also be given full details of steps taken against all civil servants, their families and other persons implicated in the findings of the report.