adminJOHANNESBURG. — A total of 2 638 officials were found guilty of misconduct between September 2004 and 31 August this year, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday.“At the provincial level, a total of 1 728 officials were found guilty of misconduct related to corrupt activities, while 910 officials were found guilty of misconduct for corrupt activities at national departments,” Zuma told editors at a breakfast briefing in Pretoria.
“A total of 491 officials were suspended and 1 600 were dismissed from the public service.”
In other figures, 256 officials were fined three months’ salary, 31 were demoted, 541 were given final written warnings, and 201 were prosecuted, he said.
Through the national anti-corruption hotline 17 110 cases of alleged corruption had been generated.
“There is a gradual increase in the recovery of money and the number of disciplinary sanctions taken against the perpetrators,” Zuma said.
“We are pleased that the successful investigation of cases has resulted in the recovery of R330m from perpetrators since the inception of the national anti-corruption hotline.” — Sapa.
Peter Tanyanyiwa
Online Reporter