ETHEKWINI Mayor, Zandile Gumede, reiterated her commitment to rooting out corruption in the City and ensuring good governance, during her weekly report back to the Executive Committee on 19 October.
Gumede urged municipal officials and the public to report any suspicions they may have of corrupt behaviour immediately to the City’s Integrity and Investigations Unit to be thoroughly investigated.
“As I said in my inaugural speech, I am serious about tackling corruption in the City. This cannot be done overnight as processes have to be followed. I will report back to this Committee on progress made in this regard,” she said.
Gumede’s commitment that the City means business and can be trusted to efficiently manage the public purse is evident in the Back to Basics Report for August. The report states that 219 fraud and corruption instances were reported in August, with forensic investigations initiated for all the cases.
There were 45 disciplinary cases instituted on fraud and corruption during August with seven dismissals for fraud and corruption during the month. Furthermore, sanctions have been made against perpetrators of fraud, corruption and maladministration.
In her address, Gumede said eThekwini was a caring City and this was evident through the various initiatives to empower residents.
