The MTBPS provides an update on our economic and financial position and compares our actual performance with budgeted projections.
While everyone is wondering about what finance minister Enoch Godongwana will say when he presents the MTBPS tomorrow afternoon, one of the most important items on the country’s wish list should be that he will allocate more money to entities fighting corruption in South Africa.
“Instead, we want to see more funds assigned to the various sectors within the criminal justice system, such as the National Prosecuting Authority , the South African Police Service , the Special Investigating Unit , Sars and institutions like the Public Protector and the Auditor-General.” He says over the past five years, the NPA’s budget did not grow enough to address its needs, moving from R4.009 billion in 2019/20 to R5.889 billion in 2024/25. “While this is an increase of 47% over five years, it started from an extremely low base and the NPA faces a massive and complex workload with the entrenchment of corruption and the growth in organised crime.”
He also points out that the SIU limps along with just R450 million a year but must provide professional forensic investigating and litigation services to all state institutions. “These institutions pay for the SIU’s service in theory, but the reality is different. “Compare these staffing numbers to the Maritime Defence of the National Defence Force with 5 870 staff and Defence Intelligence with 1 055 staff, or the NPA with 6 618 staff.”
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