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Strategies Outputs
26 DCS Annual Report 2007/08
Service delivery
indicators
Actual performance
b) Ananias Mathe Escape – 13 members were
charged in 1 hearing. A number of points in
limine were raised during the hearing which
started in 2007. Rulings were made in favour of
the Employer. There are five (5) representatives
representing the 13 employees and this impacts
on the length of the trial which is still continuing
in May 2008.
c) Disciplinary hearings involving six (6) senior
members of the DCS were dealt with: Two written
warnings, one final written warning, one dismissal,
one acquittal and the other one resigned
after receiving a letter of demotion.
d) The Helderstroom case where 16 officials were
dismissed for assault which resulted in the death
of an inmate.
The hearings and the sanctions imposed instil discipline
within the DCS, and emphasizes the Department’s stance
of zero-tolerance against corruption.
• The Jali Commission recommendations relating to
disciplinary hearing cases have been finalized. The
interim report recommended action to be taken
against 94 officials. The outcome of the disciplinary
hearing cases were as follows: 43 dismissals, 18
written warnings, 26 cases withdrawn (due lack of
evidence or non-availability of witnesses) and seven
resignations.
• The final report recommended disciplinary action to
be taken against 106 officials. The outcome of the
disciplinary hearing cases were as follows: 2 dismissals,
21 written warnings, 41 withdrawn (due lack of
evidence or non-availability of witnesses), 10 acquittals,
5 counselling, 20 resignations and 7 deceased.
• One of the challenges faced with these cases was the
availability of chairpersons who got held up in their
other line function duties which are in their workplans
/ performance agreements. In order to overcome
this a strategy was developed in terms of which this
project had to form part of identified officials’ workplans
/ performance agreements, and they also had
to be assessed on that activity.
The attitude by the Department in implementing the Jali
Commission recommendations is a demonstration of its
commitment to enhancing its management, reputation
and integrity, and also its stance of zero-tolerance against
corruption.
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MEDCOR fraud cases: These are also cases that
emanated from the Jali Commission of enquiry. The
Directorate of Special Operations (DSO), the South
African Police Services (SAPS) and the Special Investigations
Unit (SIU) assisted the Department with the
investigation. 701 officials, working with doctors and
nurses, were found to have been involved in medical
aid fraud. Whilst criminal prosecution is proceeding