Taps tightened, but millions flow through leaks

Friday, April 08, 2016

Pour in budget funds on one end and expect delivery out the other. In between, however, are haemorraging leaks which the Auditor General is unsuccessfully battling to plug. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI reports

In Geneva, an officer in the country’s embassy there charges their child’s school fees of P1.4 million per annum to government and after querying, the Auditor General is told the school is special and “has always been used by the mission over the years”.

In Tsabong, an officer employed as a revenue collector in the Department of Veterinary Services goes AWOL for 39 days, during which it is discovered he has not accounted for P262,829.

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