Question NW665 to the Minister of Public Works
05 May 2017 - NW665
Maimane, Mr MA to ask the Minister of Public Works
(a) How many officials in his department who were found to have been involved in the Nkandla scandal, have been (i) criminally or (ii) civilly charged and (iii) dismissed from their employ and (b) what is the total remuneration earned by each of the specified officials in each of the past five financial years
Reply:
(a)
(i) The Special Investigating Unit referred evidence of possible criminal liability against three former officials of the Department of Public Works who were involved in the Nkandla matter to the relevant Prosecuting Authority. None of the three former officials were criminally charged, as the National Prosecuting Authority declined to prosecute any of them.
(ii) None.
(iii) None.
(b) The total remuneration earned by each of the specified officials from 1 April 2011 until the time of termination of the services was:
- R2 398 851.00 (01/April/2011 to 30/June/2013);
- R2 450 384.25 (01/April/2011 to 31/October/2012); and
- Nil (the employee was not in the employment of the Department in the past five financial years from 01 April 2011 to 31 March 2016).