Question NW3750 to the Minister of Public Service and Administration
06 December 2022 - NW3750
Komane, Ms RN to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
What are the reasons that the toll-free number for reporting corruption to his department has gone unanswered for the past three months?
Reply:
The toll-free number for reporting corruption in Government as per Cabinet decision is 0800 701 701 and it operates from 08h00-04h30, five (5) days per week. According to the records, the toll-free number (0800 701 701) was in full service for the last three months. At least 324 complaints were registered in the past three months of the second quarter of 2022/23 financial year as indicated in the table below.
Table 1: Complaints reported through the NACH during the first and second quarter of 2022/2023 financial year
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
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|
Provinces |
Apr-22 |
May-22 |
June-22 |
July-22 |
Aug-22 |
Sep-22 |
TOTAL |
|
Eastern Cape |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
|
Free State |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
Gauteng |
9 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
18 |
60 |
|
KZN |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
|
Limpopo |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
|
Mpumalanga |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
|
North West |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
15 |
|
Northern Cape |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
Western Cape |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
|
Public Entity |
62 |
96 |
53 |
25 |
33 |
62 |
331 |
|
National Departments |
33 |
52 |
31 |
20 |
48 |
75 |
260 |
|
Grand Total |
125 |
179 |
111 |
60 |
95 |
169 |
739 |
End