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The City of Johannesburg, through its Group Forensics and Investigation Services (GFIS), has uncovered over 1, 500 employees of the City who fraudulently received the Special COVID-19 social relief of distress and other grants including social, child, military veterans and social pension grants.
In its investigations, initiated at the instruction of the Executive Mayor, Geoffrey Makhubo, GFIS has reported that 419 employees of the City benefited from the special COVID-19 social relief of distress grant and that a further 1, 129 employees were fraudulently benefiting from other grants unintended for employed persons.
“As a City we have committed ourselves to instilling the values of accountability and transparency across the City and at all levels. From the onset, we made a commitment to deal with fraud and corruption across the City and to ensure there are consequences for wrong-doing.”
“We have directed labor relations in the City to initiate disciplinary proceedings against those affected and have advised GFIS to share the outcome of the investigations with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) for further action which may include criminal prosecution” said Mayor Makhubo.
Several other investigations are ongoing and as and when outcomes become available, these will be shared with Council and the public.
“We are intolerant to malfeasance and criminal activity. We stand opposed to any form of corruption and remain committed to dismantle the walls of impunity that were erected under the previous administration in the City, brick by brick. Our fight against corruption is real and in motion” concluded Mayor Makhubo.
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