Six suspended heads of provincial departments who have been sitting at home for more than a year have been paid more than R12m.
Among them is Free State human settlements head Tim Mokhesi, who is implicated in the province’s asbestos roof scandal.Mondli Gungubele in response to a parliamentary question from DA MP Mimmy Gondwe.
Gungubele said Mokhesi was placed on precautionary suspension in June 2020. He faces misconduct charges related to tender irregularities. Gungubele said Mokhesi has earned R3,412,484 since his suspension. The head of Mpumalanga's human settlements department, Kebone Masange, has been suspended on gross negligence charges since April 2021 and has earned R1,308,568.
Northern Cape sports, arts and culture head Ruth Palm was suspended in September 2020 on “charges relating to fraud” and has been paid R2,014,340.
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