Holomisa accuses Gauteng roads and transport dept of financial misconduct

By Johnathan Paoli

United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa has written to the Hawks formally requesting an investigation into alleged corruption at the Gauteng roads and transport department.

In a letter to Hawks head Lt. General Godfrey Lebeya, Holomisa who is the deputy minister of defence, has asked the unit to determine whether tenders for MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela’s corporate social investment programmes were above board.

“Your assistance in clarifying these financial movements and determining whether these practices are in breach of public financial management standards would be invaluable,” he said.

According to Holomisa, based on an apparent internal department letter, grounds existed to suspect financial misconduct that allegedly contravened provisions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).

He alleged that certain funds were allocated and disbursed under the guise of the investment programmes, and that these allocations labelled as “prime cost amounts”, seemed to allow for unregulated expenditure by contractors