Nearly R600m for KZN officials' airtime, data
KwaZulu-Natal
Treasury says the provincial government is paying almost R600 million a year
towards data and airtime costs for officials.
MEC Francois Rodgers says it is an extraordinary amount and believes there is a possibility some who are benefiting are no longer employed by the government.
Provincial Treasury spokesperson Nkosikhona Duma says a preliminary investigation also revealed some of the costs may be duplications or go towards employees who have passed away.
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"MEC Rodgers has requested the KZN Treasury team to launch an investigation into this matter, because we need to stop all the unnecessary leakages of public funds.
"As a government of provincial unity we've priorities job creation, the fight against poverty and inequality, as well as building a sustainable economy. The possibility that millions of rands are being gratuitously spent on airtime and data, does not bode well for this mission."
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