The DA welcomes confirmation by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) that it has been authorised to investigate allegations of maladministration within the KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube’s office.
This after President Cyril Ramaphosa gave the go-ahead to probe any unlawful and improper conduct between 1 April 2007 and 29 July 2023, and further back if found be to relevant to the investigation.
According to the SIU’s statement, the investigation will focus on six provincial priority programmes – including the Luwamba Wellness Centre Project, and Operation Sukuma Sakhe Projects – and will probe any unauthorised, irregular, or fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
The DA has long maintained that KZN’s Office of the Premier (OTP) is captured and a front for protecting corrupt comrades.
As the highest office in the province, the OTP is supposed to set an example to provincial government departments in terms of ethics and performance. Yet this is not the case.
That it is now being subjected to such intense scrutiny by the SIU is an indictment against KZN’s Taliban faction ANC government and an embarrassment to the province.
The reality is that KZN has gone from bad to worse under an increasingly divided ANC – and it is our citizens who are suffering most as politics is placed first.
The ANC’s arrogance knows no bounds and the Premier and her office are right at the forefront of this. Recent events within uMngeni are a prime example, with the Premier herself failing to follow due process in booking a venue, and then trying to strong-arm the DA into leaving.
Lack of accountability is another recurring theme within the ANC. In March last year, the DA established that there were an estimated 85 incomplete forensic audits gathering dust within the OTP, some dating as far back as 2014. If ever there was proof that KZN’s Taliban faction ANC government is not committed to rooting out corruption – then this is it.
The DA is committed to offering every support to the SIU in their investigations. KZN’s people deserve a government that is accountable and transparent. 2024 will provide them with the opportunity to elect a new government and save our province.