Home Affairs sacks 6 officials for corruption
The Department of Home Affairs dismissed six officials with immediate effect for a range of offences, including fraud and corruption, on Monday.
The cleanup operation by the department has brought the total number of officials dismissed to 33 since July 2024.
The Home Affairs Ministry spokesperson Duwayne Esau said eight more officials have already been convicted and sentenced to prison.
Esau added that 19 more officials were facing criminal prosecution.
“The latest dismissals follow from the recent launch of the Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum, which has further strengthened coordination between Home Affairs, the Border Management Authority, Special Investigating Unit, and the National Prosecuting Authority,” he said.
Meanwhile, Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber said his department would not rest until every corrupt official had been dismissed.
“The speed at which Home Affairs, in collaboration with the SIU, is clearing out corruption from our midst demonstrates that swift progress can be made in the fight against this scourge,” said Schreiber.
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