After the City of Johannesburg’s Anti-Corruption Unit made significant progress by pinning 106 licensing department officials on charges of corruption and fraud, the quest continues to employ cashless systems into the departments.
Public Safety MMC, Michael Sun, said that the City is indeed working towards a cashless environment in all the licensing centres, but not all centres are currently cashless.
Sun confirmed that the City is aware of the deteriorating conditions at Randburg Licensing Station and that cash is still exchanged for services. “The City is aware of the conditions of the Randburg Licensing Centre and is doing its best to refurbish the premises subject to budget availability,” Sun said.
“The residents need to please understand that although we are governing the City, we are still operating under the previous administration’s budget. It is like trying to fit into another man’s pants, it’s uncomfortable but we still have to make it look good.”
At the Randburg Licensing Department, 37 transactions have amounted to a loss of more than R380 000 since 2008. The Roodepoort Licensing Department lost R1.3 million through 84 transactions. A total of 202 transactions at the Sandton Licensing Department resulted in a loss of R3.8 million.
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