The National Anti-Corruption Hotline (NACH) has managed to recover R110 million since it was initiated more than seven years ago.
Speaking at the Governance and Administration Cluster briefing, chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said government is committed to clean governance to ensure public money is well spent, while improving SA's investment climate.
“We have, therefore, taken firm steps towards the establishment of anti-corruption instruments, such as the government-wide anti-corruption units, the Multi-Agency Working Group and the Anti-Corruption Hotline.”
Since the inception of the NACH, 1 499 officials have been charged with misconduct for corrupt activities - 685 provincially and 814 nationally. “Thorough investigation of alleged incidents of corruption has resulted in the recovery of R110 million from perpetrators by various departments.”
Service Commission previously expressed concern over the results, saying government departments needed to act more efficiently on tip-offs received.
However, president Jacob Zuma said he was happy with government's action against corruption.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille suggested this contradicted the 2010 State of Public Service Report, which showed that government was unable to account for at least two-thirds of the cases reported to its National Anti-Corruption Hotline, which was established as part of a legislative and infrastructural framework that was put in place to thwart corruption.
However, Zuma assured her there was no contradiction. “We have scored several achievements with regards to the investigation of cases of alleged corruption reported on the National Anti-Corruption Hotline.”
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