(1)(a) How were the reported 36 000 ghost workers detected in the North West, (b) what is the extent of the financial loss to the specified provincial government as a result of this fraud, (c) who benefitted from the salaries being paid to these workers and (d) what action has been taken as a result of this discovery, including any appropriate disciplinary actions;
(2) whether measures to detect the existence of ghost workers in each national and provincial department (a) have been or (b) will be implemented in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?