Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said the current lockdown was a breeding ground for large-scale corruption.
On Tuesday while briefing members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) about her department’s Covid-19 response, Sisulu said there was doubtful knowledge on the amount her department had spent on water tanks for schools.
The minister had earlier announced that R600 million would be spent to install water tanks at more than 3,000 schools across the country.
She revealed her department is prepared to account for every cent spends on water provision during the lockdown.
“I need to emphasise to members of the NCOP that we’ve been working with the Auditor-General’s office. This we have done to ensure that we are able to account for every penny that we have used and also because, as you know, the president has been very emphatic that it is at times like this that we are most likely to experience large-scale corruption,” Sisulu said.
