South Africa: R136 Million Spent in One Year On 69 Suspended Employees

press release

A reply to a DA parliamentary question has revealed that there are 69 employees of national and provincial departments who have been placed on suspension for more than six months, pending disciplinary action, at a cost R136.5 million since 1 April 2016.

The R136.5 million total cost on the precautionary suspensions is made up of R24 million in national departments and R112.5 million in provincial departments.

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