The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) in the Northern Cape says it’s disturbed by what the union says is the indifference of officials at the provincial legislature to possible fraud and corruption.
The union accuses the Northern Cape legislature of misusing public funds and making payments worth millions to what it says is a dubious company that has failed to finish work at the building. The union is calling for the Speaker of the legislature to appoint a body to investigate.
“There is malfeasance there according to us. Where you have duplication of service providers. The others are paid for work that is no done. And others are appointed to do the very same work. So there is something terribly wrong at the legislature and we have been raising this sharply since 2017,” says Nehawu’s Northern Cape secretary, Moleme Moleme.
The Northern Cape legislature has denied the allegations. It says tenders were issued by the book and that the second contractor was appointed by the principal contractor at his own costs to complete the work.
“As the legislature we are charged with the responsibility of overseeing matters relating to accountability and oversight over the executive. We also appeal to those making the allegations ageist senior officials of the legislature to demonstrate that they too are free of ill motives and to drive a certain narrative to advance other interests,” says Northern Cape legislature Spokesperson, Carmen Gopane.
