Mpumalanga Premier’s update on the Scholar Transport Commission during a Media Briefing, Government Complex
19 November 2010
In July 2009 I gave notice that I had appointed, by means of a
Premier’s Notice published in the Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 1698, and
in terms of legal prescripts, a Commission of Inquiry, which was instructed to
investigate and report to me on the Scholar Transport irregularities in the
Province.
The commission was initially instructed to investigate and report to
myself on or before 30 September 2009.
Subsequently, the terms of reference of the Commission of Inquiry were
amended by extending the scope of the investigation to include Scholar Transport
in
Just over a year from its commencement the findings of the Commission presented to me yesterday by the Head of the Commission, Ms Hettie Groenevald.
I will thoroughly study the contents of the report and its recommendations to inform my cause of action going forward. Based on my assessment of the report which I hope to complete in the next two weeks, I will duly pronounce the appropriate steps to be taken.
I wish to assure you of my commitment to a clean, accountable, transparent, and responsive government that is intolerant of corruption and put the interests of its citizens first.
Related article: Appointment of a Commission of Inquiry into Scholar Transport in Mpumalanga
Issued by: Mpumalanga Office of the Premier
