The party wants Mboweni to create a special inspector-general in Treasury to prevent and probe corruption related to Covid-19 relief funds.
The Democratic Alliance wants National Treasury to urgently implement measures to stem the alleged tide of corruption in the procurement of Covid-19 goods in government departments and municipalities. The party called on Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to urgently implement immediate accountability measures.
“The Eastern Cape education department [is believed to have] spent approximately five times the normal price for substandard personal protective equipment [PPE], amounting to millions, while there are still schools that have not received the required PPE. “The thermometers, purchased for R2,500 each, could not be used as they had no batteries. It also [allegedly] spent R28,000 on a 5,000-litre static tank, which should cost no more than around R5,500,” said Hoosen.The OR Tambo district municipality speaker is believed to have received invoices to the amount of R4.8 million from Phathilizwi Training Institute for door-to-door activities during Level 4 lockdown.
The premier of the province is believed to have removed a guesthouse in Cala from the list of quarantine facilities after it was exposed that it is owned by the daughter of MEC for transport Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe. Hoosen added that an investigation had also been launched into the transport department after procuring hand sanitiser at inflated prices.
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