The Public Service Commission has set up an investigative team to probe allegations of tender fraud and factional wars between senior officials in the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Johannesburg - The Public Service Commission has set up a high-profile investigative team to probe allegations of tender fraud and factional wars between senior officials in the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries under Minister Senzeni Zokwana.
Mamphiswana said their investigations followed receipt of several complaints involving the DAFF, including the feud involving the department’s director-general, Mike Mlengana, and his deputy, Siphokazi Ndudane. He said the team would also determine the extent of irregular expenditure incurred by the department over the past three years. It is believed that amounts could run into billions of rand.
Zokwana’s spokesperson, Khaye Nkwanyana, said the minister welcomed the PSC’s investigations into his department.
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