Chairperson and Minister, the Public Service Commission highlighted poor governance issues within the department, such as senior management's not signing performance agreements, and not declaring their financial interests, which might lead to conflicts of interest, and the slow pace of dealing with disciplinary cases, at a massive cost of over R100 million for financial misconduct.
The Auditor-General has repeatedly raised serial issues in the department, including the lack of internal controls, unreliable information technology, the ongoing vacancy rate, and supply chain issues. The question, Minister, is: What are you going to do to remedy this state of affairs and restore order and functionality in the department, and also to address these pertinent serial issues which recur every year? Thank you.