PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 929
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22 August 2014
QUESTION PAPER NO: 10
DATE OF REPLY:
Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) to ask the Minister for the Telecommunications and
Postal Services:
Whether, in view of the fact that the audit report of the State Information
Technology Agency had found material breakdown in the functioning of
internal control measures and violations of the Public Finance Management
Act, Act 1 of 1999, and that both internal and external audits identified
noncompliance with laws and regulations pertaining to the procurement
process, contract management and adherence to internal control, her
department had (a) instituted disciplinary action against the transgressors
and (b) laid charges against them with the SA Police Service?
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REPLY
I have been advised by Sita as follows:-
a) Arising out of last yearâs audit report in relation to irregular
expenditure, Sita instituted disciplinary measures against against 11
officials. To date, seven of these have been concluded.
b) Four cases have been referred to the SAPS for criminal investigations.