SIU uncovering massive state corruption

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Not surprised at all, but these findings will of-course dissapear once the elections are over. The 'uncovering' of these cases gives the impression that the government is actually rooting out corruption - which they aren't.

The Special Investigating Unit has been inundated with new cases revealing staggering corruption in the police, the public broadcaster, the land reform and housing subsidy systems, state departments and municipalities, MPs heard on Wednesday.

SIU head Willie Hofmeyr told Parliament's portfolio committee on justice: "We have received a flood of new cases.

Some of them are very big."

He outlined 16 new proclamations received by the anti-graft unit in the past financial year, the most ever in its 15-year history, before commenting wryly that "few professionals in South Africa are honest".

The SIU was investigating the entire procurement chain in the public works department and had so far found that R35 million was paid to entities in which officials had undeclared business interests.

The probe also found that an official had signed a lease for a residential property in Pretoria for R217,000 a month without the relevant approval, Hofmeyr said, stressing that it was "a single house, a big and expensive house but just one house."


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http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page295023?oid=534335&sn=2009+Detail
 
Saw on the new tonight that SABC staff are being accused of enriching themselves to the tune of R 2.4 billion. And so the gravy train rolls on...
 
Well they didn't join the struggle to stay poor you know
 
marine1 said:
I think if we really knew what was going on from top to bottom there would be civil unrest
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no the masses are impressed by it. The politician drives around in a luxury German vehicle, he's made it and obviously knows what he's doing

viva
 
After reading more about the corruption, how can one honestly say that SA is not one of the most corrupt countries on the planet?
It is no wonder everything is failing, water, electricity, roads and whatever else.
All this money, billions if not trillions in the last few years.
Corruption should carry the death penalty :mad:
 
I suppose they have learned from the best... When our President can dodge hundreds of corruption charges without a hint of censure, it stands to reason that his minions would feel they were also entitled to their own piece of the Rainbow Nation.
 
It makes one wonder what portion of the price hikes are going into pockets, instead of infrastructure ...
 
marine1 said:
After reading more about the corruption, how can one honestly say that SA is not one of the most corrupt countries on the planet?
It is no wonder everything is failing, water, electricity, roads and whatever else.
All this money, billions if not trillions in the last few years.
Corruption should carry the death penalty :mad:
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CHINA :D

the entire anc is going to die ...... :D
 
The probe also found that an official had signed a lease for a residential property in Pretoria for R217,000 a month without the relevant approval, Hofmeyr said, stressing that it was "a single house, a big and expensive house but just one house."
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One house? One residential house? Really??? Who lives there? The Queen?
 
marine1 said:
After reading more about the corruption, how can one honestly say that SA is not one of the most corrupt countries on the planet?
It is no wonder everything is failing, water, electricity, roads and whatever else.
All this money, billions if not trillions in the last few years.
Corruption should carry the death penalty :mad:
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This is exactly why I am as against the ANC as I am. Some of the posters here dont seem to understand how awesome South Africa would be were it not for ANC corruption.
 
You have to accept that corruption is the way of Africa...it's what makes Africa tick, like most third-world countries...
 
you know how well, and how much money this country would have without corruption ! tax would even go down...
 
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