The Gauteng MEC of Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi, yesterday launched the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Campaign at the Diepkloof Multi-purpose Hall.
The campaign seeks to forge partnerships between government, business, civil society groups and the community at large to build an administration that is conducive to good and clean governance.
“Its aim is to advance and contribute towards an integrated provincial anti-corruption framework in Gauteng.
“The campaign is also aimed at inculcating a strong culture of ethical behaviour and good governance within the department, its employees and its supporting entities such as g-fleet and the Gautrain Management Agency,” said Vadi.
MEC said this vision can only be realised if we have an accountable, responsive, transparent and clean government that is committed to active citizenry and fighting fraud and corruption.
“Fraud and corruption will be fought in the departmental procurement and tender processes, applications for driver’s licences and taxi operating licences and in the payment of services rendered by government.
“We will pay special attention to the payment of bribes by the public to avoid traffic fines.
“No stone will be left unturned in rooting out corruption, maladministration and fraud in our department.
“The provincial government has adopted a 10-pillar programme of radical transformation, modernisation and reindustrialisation to be rolled out over the next five to 15 years,” said Vadi.
He said the department, together with its Treasury, is currently piloting the ‘open tender’ system for the Cedar Road contract.
“The tender processes in this pilot project are open to the public.
“They are reviewed by an auditing firm and the final award will be made in public.
“After assessing the procedures relating to this pilot project, the department in all likelihood will utilise the ‘open tender’ system for all its contracts valued over R50 million,” the MEC concluded.
