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In a statement released Friday, her department said the minister had taken this step to address allegations of wrongdoing that had been published against her office.
FILE: Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. Image: Kayleen Morgan / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has voluntarily submitted to the ANC’s integrity committee to address allegations of wrongdoing that have been published against her office.
This follows reports that the minister fired a board member of the South African Post Office after it was discovered that he had business with the minister’s husband.
In a statement issued by her department on Friday afternoon, she said that the minister “has taken an unprecedented step to be determined to eradicate any corruption in her department. This comes after the publication of a series of speculative reports in the media in recent weeks alleging possible business. ” dealings, by senior officials, in state entities under her portfolio and members of her family.
“I have emphasized to my department, and to all officials of the public entities that are under my portfolio, that we must be determined to eradicate corruption and lead by example in the fight against impropriety in the entities we supervise,” said Ndabeni -Abrahams.
When asked how she has seen recently published articles in the media alleging irregularities in her office, the minister replied: “The media is an important democratic institution for holding public officials accountable and must be respected. We were hopeful that our responses, which are always open and transparent, to questions from the media, would be sufficient to address any public concerns on these matters and inform the public of the veracity of the matters reported. Unfortunately, this has not always been the case. ”
According to the statement, in recent meetings held with senior executives and members of the boards of directors of state entities under her portfolio, the minister has emphasized the call to public servants to stop doing business with the state and report corrupt activities to government forces. order. agencies.
“The minister continues to be unequivocal in her stance to eradicate corruption in her Department and promote transparency and accountability in the performance of her duties.”
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