Chapter 9 institutions team up to keep eye on relief funds
The management of relief funds released to help KZN and the Eastern Cape recover following disastrous floods will be closely monitored by a nerve centre set up by independent constitutional bodies.
There's concern the relief money could end up in the pockets of corrupt officials.
The Office of the Public Protector's teamed up with fellow Chapter Nine institutions to keep a close watch on how these emergency aid funds are disbursed.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa assured the country that there'll be no room for fraud and corruption.
Spokesperson Oupa Segalwe says the heads of these 10 watchdogs met on Tuesday under the banner of Forum for Institutions Supporting Democracy.
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"While agreeing that member institutions, as independent bodies, must carry on implementing their own individual mandates to hold government to account in the aftermath of the disaster, they also resolved that this must be done in a way that complements each other’s roles where possible to avoid duplication of efforts."
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