Speaker, last week the Minister for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs stood in this House and, in response to the DA statement involving the appointment of some devious person as municipal manager, stated that he was determined to fight corruption and would investigate this issue. Speaker, I want to bring to the attention of this House that on 14 November 2011, KPMG released forensic investigative findings to the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Free State, detailing corrupt activities within the Nala Local Municipality.
These findings became the subject of several local, regional and national radio talk shows. I am not sure whether the Minister is aware of this report. If the hon Minister is not aware, I would urge him to ask for a copy from his colleague in the Free State. If he is aware, I would like him to inform this House of what he has done with the recommendations since, as I speak, things continue as if no such report existed.
Some of the findings include the following: The Department of Mineral Resources allocated R2 million for electrification of 500 houses but when the report was published, only 281 houses had been electrified at a cost of R1,125 million. The Free State department of health made available the amount of R3,5 million for the construction of the Naledi Clinic. This project was never completed, but the funds had evaporated. A total of 207 vehicles that do not appear on the list of vehicles belonging to the municipality were fuelled at the expense of the municipality, amounting to R160 477,74. The list goes on.
Ultimately, KPMG recommended that disciplinary action against the responsible officials be instituted, that investigative findings be submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority and that civil recovery against contractors be implemented, but none of these things has happened as yet.
So, the question is: does the Minister really mean it when he says he is against corruption? What we believe is that "gore re re ke dipitsi, re tla bona ka mebala ya t?ona". [What we believe is: seeing is believing.] [Time expired.]