THE Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has lashed out at the Department of Pubic Works for the slow pace of investigations and consequence management on the Beitbridge border fence debacle.
Earlier this week, Scopa received a briefing from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille on the implementation of its recommendations following the public watchdog’s visit to the Beitbridge border fence earlier this year.
The committee said it will now request a report from the law enforcement agencies on progress regarding this matter.
The committee said will also request a report from National Treasury on the request sent to it by the Department to blacklist and monitor the principal agent and contractor from doing business with the government.
De Lille has blamed the lack of progress in sanctioning offenders on the involvement of many different agencies.
These include the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), National Prosecuting
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