Department of Communications director general, Lyndall Shope-Mafole signed a public service pledge on Friday to show her commitment to leading the campaign for integrity in service delivery and the public service, a departmental statement says.
The pledge stems from the implementation of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Programme by the Anti-Corruption Coordinating Committee.
According to media and communications acting chief director Albie Modise, all South African directors general have signed the pledge, which aims to promote a culture of good ethical behaviour among public servants.
The pledge also aims to encourage public servants to perform their duties with integrity, creativity and innovation. All government officials are expected to sign the pledge soon after their directors general have done so.
For the communications department, the signing of the pledge comes soon after the suspension of two officials in November, suspected of undertaking fraudulent transactions that amounted to R4 million. The two officials were suspended after a three-month investigation.
The case has since been reported to the commercial branch of the South African Police Service. The department has not released the names of the officials.
The Office of the Public Service Commission has sent out an announcement encouraging all government departments to promote the antifraud hotline. All cases of corruption can be reported at 0800 701 and re-directed to relevant departments or provincial administrations for further attention, the announcement says. Government will then create a database of all corruption cases reported.
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