Nearly 2 000 Gauteng health department senior managers and officials in supply chain management (SCM) and human resource (HR) management have undergone a stringent vetting process, in the wake of the massive corruption allegations uncovered by the murder of whistleblower Babita Deokaran in August 2021.
Motaletale Modiba, Gauteng health spokesperson, said out of 106 senior management service officials, 104 have already submitted their documents for processing by the State Security Agency (SSA), reports News24.
“At this stage nine senior management service (SMS) members have received clearance certificates while others are waiting for the agency to finalise the process. Two of them who had not complied with the deadline for submission of vetting forms were served with letters initiating a disciplinary process against them.”
TimesLIVE reports that in addition to the SMS members, about 1 487 SCM and HR officials have submitted their completed forms to the SSA.
The procedure is a detailed exercise that is quite involved and requires officials to submit numerous documents and references.
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko said the process would strengthen governance systems.
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