Lifestyle audits of ‘critical officials’ should be made public, Hlabisa tells parliament

Attention turned to lifestyle audits when Cogta Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa was grilled in parliament on corruption and bribery for tenders.

Cogta Minister and Inkatha Freedom Party leader Velenkosini Hlabisa speaks to The Citizen, Industria West, 25 September 2019. Picture: Tracy Lee Stark

These are investigations that compare a person’s income with their standard of living to identify if they are living beyond their means. If so, this can be an indicator of corruption. “Would the minister, in the act of preventing corruption over a long period of time, support the view that for municipal-owned entities, CEOs, and their political principals – those lifestyle audits must be made public so that when decisions are made they can be cross-referenced against that?”

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