Question to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services (Inactive) - NW2314

14 November 2016 - NW2314

Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Whether any (a) internal and/or (b) external forensic reports pertaining to (i) his department and/or (ii) each entity reporting to him were completed from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what is the (aa) name, (bb) subject matter and (cc) date of conclusion of each of the specified forensic reports?

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I have been advised by the Department and Entities reporting to me as follows:-

Department’s Internal Forensic Reports

(a) (i) No

Department’s External Forensic Report

(b) (i) Yes

(aa) Gobodo Forensic and Investigative Accounting

(bb) (1) Forensic investigation to audit qualifications as stated in the report of the Auditor-General for the year ended 31 March 2010;

(2) Forensic Accounting Investigation into alleged irregularities pertaining to travel agents;

(3) Forensic Accounting Investigation into Soundfusion (Pty) Ltd;

(4) Forensic Accounting Investigation Draft FCB Social Marketing; and

(5) Forensic Accounting Investigation into aspects associated with the 112 Emergency Call Centre in the Strand, Western Cape Province.

(cc) The above-mentioned reports were concluded on 26 March 2012.

(a)(ii) SOC’s Internal Forensic Report

Entity	Reply
Sentech	No
zaDNA	No
Nemisa	No
USAASA	Yes
SITA	Yes
Broadband Infraco	Yes
SAPO	Yes

(b)(ii) SOCs External Forensic Report

Entity	Reply
Sentech	Yes
zaDNA	No
Nemisa	No
USAASA	Yes
SITA	Yes
Broadband Infraco	Yes
SAPO	Yes

(ii) (aa) (bb) (cc)

Entity:	External/ internal	Name (aa)	Subject matter (bb)	Date of conclusion (cc)
Sentech	External	Leaking of confidential information at Payroll	Investigation on the leaking of confidential information	30 June 2013
	External	Leaking of sensitive information	Investigation on a Board document that was leaked to the Union	30 September 2015
	External	Nepotism in Human Resources (HR) appointments	Investigation on alleged nepotism in HR with regard to appointment of personnel and misuse of company resources	31 January 2016
	External	Sabotage in the information technology (IT) environment and SAP system crashes	Investigation on the sabotage of the SAP system	30 June 2016
Universal Service and Access Agency of south Africa (USAASA)	Internal	Gobodo	Value for money audit: Investigate and express an opinion on the value for money derived from the listed tenders and/or contracts awarded to service providers Investigate and conduct background inquiries of firms or individuals Investigate and can conduct the verification of equipment supplied to access centres around the country and determine the value of money thereof Gather documentary evidence Review project related documentation, including contract documents of the list of service provider which render the services and/or goods to USAASA with a view of expressing an opinion on the value for money Conduct interviews of involved parties, including the service providers and project managers is required	5 May 2013
	Internal	The Firm	The Board of Directors of USAASA received information relating to allocations of material breaches of USAASA’s supply chain management processes and procedures, human resources processes, governance processes and non-compliance with the duly approved delegation of authority of the agency.	30 April 2013
	External	Special Investigating Unit (SIU)	This investigation and subsequent court action brought by the SIU dealt with the appointment of the previous CEO, Mr Zami Nkosi.	The matter was withdrawn as a result of the end of term of Mr Nkosi at the end of March 2016.
	External	Public Protector	Investigation into allegations of maladministration with regard to the irregular appointment of Ms. Sharonne Scheepers.	This investigation is not finalised as yet.
	External	DoC/NT/PWC	Forensic investigation into the Supply Chain Management process followed by USAASA in appointing a panel of service providers for the Broadcasting Digital Migration programme.	This investigation is not finalised as yet.
State Information Technology Agency (SITA)	Internal	Internal	Abuse of Resources 24 Absenteeism 11 Procurement 104 Irregularities Appointment 61 Irregularities Financial 41 Conflict of Interest 12 Fraud 6	2009-2016
	External	External Forensic	Abuse of Resources 1 Absenteeism Procurement Irregularities 6 Appointment Irregularities 1 Financial Conflict of Interest 1 Fraud	2013-2014
Broadband Infraco (BBI)	Internal	Investigator: BBI’s Enterprise Risk Management	Alleged HR Irregularities: (Snr Manager Supply Chain Management [SCM] and Snr Manager Strategy Leadership)	29 October 2015
	Internal	Investigator: BBI’s Enterprise Risk Management	Alleged Leave Irregularities: (Snr IT Manager & IT Administrator	20 March 2015
	Internal	Investigator: BBI’s Enterprise Risk Management	Alleged SCM Non-Compliance (Snr IT Manager)	9 January 2015
	External	Investigator: KPMG	Alleged Recruitment Irregularities (HR Specialist - Ms Betty Mphuthi)	12 Feb 2014
	External	Investigator: KPMG	Alleged Procurement Irregularities (Bruniguel and P-Net)	12 Feb 2014
	External	Investigator: KPMG	Alleged Procurement Irregularities (Accenture Consulting)	07 Nov 2014
	Internal	Investigator: BBI’s Internal Audit Department	Alleged Payment Irregularities (Bakhuthi Trading CC)	28 Nov 2014
	Internal	Preliminary Investigation: BBI’s Internal Audit Department Full Investigation: KPMG	Alleged Employment Irregularities (Two Procurement Specialists	28 Nov 2014
	Internal	Preliminary Investigation: BBI’s Internal Audit Department Full Investigation: KPMG	Alleged Employment Irregularities	28 Nov 2014
	External	Investigator: SizweNtsalubaGobodo(SNG)	Alleged fibre optic cable framework agreements Irregularities (Inyani Civil Works & Plant Hire, Thuthuka Projects, and Kopanya Projects (Pty) Ltd Service Providers	30 Nov 2010
	External	Investigator: SNG	Alleged tender process Irregularities (Occupational Care South Africa [OCSA] and Broadband Infraco)	25 April 2011
South African Post Office (SAPO)	Internal	SAPO Security & Investigations: Forensic Unit 2009-2016	The internal forensic investigations unit received four hundred and ninety-eight (498) complaints that included allegations of fraud, theft, misconduct, negligence, armed robbery, sexual harassment, assault, financial misconduct, postal crime, etc. All cases received from 1 January 2009 until September 2016 have been finalised. Line management, together with Employee Relations have prioritised the implementation of pending recommendations for disciplinary action for the current financial year, where applicable.	30 September 2016
	External	SSG	Maladministration	February 2013
	External	Special Investigating Unit (SIU)	Maladministration and corruption	February 2014
	External	Public Protector	Alleged irregular appointment of a service provider, Resurgent Risk Managers by SAPO in 2013	Public Protector has not yet issued a report

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Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

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