“Corruption dismays IFP”

Sir
There are many serious issues concerning the KwaZulu-Natal Treasury Department which as a Party we have been raising with the line-function MEC, Belinda Scott, and the present Premier, Willies Mchunu, as well as his predecessor, Senzo Mchunu. Millions, if not billions of rands of tax payer’s money is being stolen by a syndicate that is operating within the Treasury Department under the guise of the employment of consultants, the staging of Air Shows, using the services of law firms linked to employees within the Treasury Department and more. Certain employees and friends of the MEC are given carte blanche to continue with their illicit ways but a single black female official, who had the courage and a sense of justice to turn whistle blower and expose some of the shenanigans, was summarily dismissed. Does this mean that the KZN Provincial Government has outlawed whistle blowing and exposing corruption? It would appear that a “white cabal” has ceased control of the KZN Treasury.
The public needs to be made aware that the staggering amount of R28 million of their money was paid by the KZN Treasury for the North Sea Jazz Festival that never took place and this money has not been recovered to date. Who has become rich at the expense of the poor and why is it that Treasury is not interested in pursuing the recovery of this money?
We have an Internal Audit Unit in the province which is headed by Ms Mothlalepula Motaung. This Unit is tasked with overseeing the financial affairs of all departments in the province to ensure that they adhere to the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). We find it highly irregular that Ms Motaung has acted as HOD of Treasury on many occasions. The question is how is she able to conduct proper and unbiased oversight over the very Department that she is often in charge of? In effect she is acting as referee and player which should never be the case if this government is serious about fighting corruption. Since there are allegations that Ms Motaung herself is involved in corrupt activities, we are calling for Ms Motaung’s activities to also be investigated.
Blessed Gwala
IFP Leader in the KZN Legislature