By Akani Nkuna
The Department of Home Affairs has completed disciplinary action against 31 officials with sanctions including criminal charges, dismissals, suspensions and formal warnings.
Home Affairs spokesperson Duwayne Esau said on Monday that “these actions reflect the department’s intensified commitment to enforcing ethical governance and accelerating disciplinary and criminal sanctions against officials engaged in maladministration”.
They are accused of irregular recruitment practices, violating the Citizenship Act and breaching the Immigration Act.
Eight of the cases are in the Free State, six from KwaZulu-Natal and the 17 from the rest of the provinces.
Mogale Raseone was released from his duties after he was allegedly involved in multiple fraudulent transactions that mostly benefited Pakistani nationals. His trial starts on 6 November.
Another official, Dora Ncube, is also facing serious charges after being caught allegrdly trying to smuggle six foreign nationals into the country at Beitbridge border post.
She was arrested and
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