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22 DCS Annual Report 2007/08
Service delivery
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Investigations involving financial misconduct cases
were undertaken wherein some senior members of
the Department were subjected to disciplinary hearings.
Four of them have been given final written warnings
and one dismissed.
Three key investigations were conducted, with a view
to addressing queries raised in the Auditor-General’s
report of the previous financial year:
a) Management of suspensions within the Department:
The project covered six (6) Regions and
focused on suspensions extending beyond three
months, highlighting the extent of non-compliance
with policy; financial implication for the Department;
payment of undue special danger allowance
to officials on suspension and systemic flaws. On
these focus areas, recommendations were, inter
alia, that unduly paid allowances be recovered
from officials concerned.
b) Administration of incapacity leave: due to the
complexity of the investigation, the scope only
covered three Regions. The extent of non-compliance
with policy as well as financial implications
for the Department was highlighted. Herein also
recommendations included recovery of undue
allowances paid to undeserving officials. Further
recommendations were made to address the
gaps identified in the implementation of the incapacity
leave policy. It was further recommended
that responsibility managers be held accountable
for failure to implement such recommendations.
Identification of gaps and non-compliance issues and
holding responsibility managers accountable for omission
or neglect of duty in that regard will result in improved administration
of leave, thereby minimizing serious maladministration
cases within the DCS.
c) Procurement investigation: The investigation
revealed corruption in the use of the threequotation
system in procurement of goods.
Corruption varied from cover-quoting, fronting,
splitting, rigging and fraud. Due to its complexity
and lack of capacity the Special Investigations
Unit (SIU) was requested to handle this project.
Six reports have been submitted by the SIU
with recommendations that certain officials be
disciplined for corruption. Management Areas
are being monitored for implementation of
recommendations made by the SIU.
Robust investigation of cases and discipline of officials
deters perpetration by other officials and as such
reduces corruption and strengthens management of the
Department.
The SIU has completed 6 farm investigations,
5 procurement investigations and 22 pharmacy
investigations.