The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed six officials with immediate effect for a range of offences including fraud and corruption while another six were issued with final written warnings.
This brings the total number of officials dismissed from July 2024 to 33, as the department intensifies its clean-up campaign.
HOME AFFAIRS FIRES CORRUPT OFFICIALS
The department said a further eight officials have already been convicted and sentenced to prison terms ranging from four to 18 years, while criminal prosecution of another 19 officials is underway.
The latest dismissals follow from the recent launch of the Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum, which has further strengthened coordination between Home Affairs, the Border Management Authority, Special Investigating Unit, and the National Prosecuting Authority.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber said the speed at which Home Affairs, in collaboration with the SIU, is clearing out corruption from their midst demonstrates that swift progress can be made in the fight against this scourge.
Schreiber said he has made it clear to the Department that delays will not be tolerated and that we will not rest until every last corrupt official has been fired.
“I applaud the inter-departmental teams for their progress in ensuring that we wash the stain of corruption and state capture off of Home Affairs, so that it becomes the proud institution our country deserves. My message to remaining perpetrators is clear: it is only a matter of time before we catch you and hold you accountable,” he said.
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