19 Mar 2015

Seventy-nine corruption cases were reported across the Ministry of Transport and Communications in 2013 and most issues were fraudulent road worthiness certificates and driving licenses.

Responding to a question in Parliament on March 18, Minister of Transport and Communications, Mr Tshenolo Mabeo said, “there are currently six cases before courts and the rest are still under investigations.” He also noted that corruption cases in the ministry hadincreased by two per cent.

He said as a way of reducing corruption and promoting good governance, his ministry continued to conduct educational programmes for the ministry staff on the evils of corruption to align employees with work ethics and culture.

Minister Mabeo said in 2012, his ministry launched the Anti-Corruption Policy Statement, which focused on the role of leadership in corruption prevention, employees and business ethical standards.

He further noted that to date, 4 469 officers across the ministry out of a staff compliment of 5 236 had been sensitised on ethical values and 52 corruption prevention committees had been formed and were functional.

Member of Parliament for Gabane-Mmankgodi, Major General Pius Mokgware had asked the minister if he was aware that according to the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime Annual Report 2013 corruption cases increased by two per cent in his ministry.

MP Mokgware also wanted the minister to state the type and number of corruption cases during the period under review, the number of cases that were already before the courts, if officers involved had been relieved of their duties and steps taken to reduce corruption. ENDS