By Charmaine Ndlela
Leon Schreiber has issued a stern warning to corrupt officials within the Department of Home Affairs, saying government is intensifying its crackdown on corruption, immigration fraud and misconduct.
Delivering his 2026 Budget Vote speech in the National Assembly on Friday, Schreiber said corrupt officials were now being arrested, dismissed and prosecuted on an almost weekly basis.
“Since the start of this administration, the Department of Home Affairs has secured 10 criminal convictions, 14 arrests and 65 dismissals linked to corruption and misconduct. The Border Management Authority has secured a further 26 arrests and 34 dismissals,” he said.
“We will not rest until every single corrupt official is swept away by the tide of accountability washing over Home Affairs.”
Schreiber warned officials involved in corruption that it was no longer a matter of if they would be caught, but when.
“They are spending all their time wondering when
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