The Democratic Alliance (DA) has proposed a new ministerial handbook for Gauteng, which the party says will cut out all luxuries and abuse of public funds, including the banning of government credit cards.<\/p>\n
The new handbook is part of a broader strategy to end the abuse that causes R6 billion of public funds to be lost to wasteful and irregular expenditure every year in Gauteng, the DA said.<\/p>\n
“One of our first acts in provincial government will be to pass this new handbook in line with our policy to cut corruption and create jobs in Gauteng,” the political party said.<\/p>\n
Further measures include opening tender adjudication committees to the public, passing a law to prevent civil servants from doing business in the state, and a strict policy of not allowing anyone convicted of corruption to hold public office.<\/p>\n
The new Handbook would implement the following structures:<\/p>\n
The DA said that under current premier Nomvula Mokonyane, Gauteng has seen the immense abuse of state resources.<\/p>\n
This included:<\/p>\n
The DA said it has already implemented a new handbook in areas in which it governs and we will do the same in Gauteng as a first order of business, should it be elected.<\/p>\n
“Our commitment is to return the R6 billion wasted annually in Gauteng to programmes that create jobs and deliver services,” it said.<\/p>\n