“I could not act any further until I had the proper documentation, which is the report,” says Health Minister Joe Phaahla.
National Health Minister Joe Phaahla says he needed to be armed with the SIU report before suspending Deputy Director-General Dr Anban Pillay over the Digital Vibes contract.In a media briefing held on Thursday morning, Phaahla said Pillay could not have been suspended at the same time as director-general Dr Sandile Buthelezi.
The director-generals for the other three officials implicated in the saga, who are no longer employed by the department, have been notified of the transgressions. He did, however, tell the media that due to the thorough work by the SIU, “the processes against those implicated should not take too long”.Acting-director general Dr Nicholas Crisp said that since the allegations of the misuse of funds surfaced, there has been “heightened vigilance” in the department.
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