AfriForum goes after Lesufi for “covering up corruption”

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is allegedly a central figure in a massive cover-up of rampant corruption, money laundering and fraud that has cost the provincial government hundreds of millions of rand that was allocated to the Department of Social Development (DSD) to support needy NGOs. That is according to a whistleblower being represented by AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit. In this interview with BizNews, the unit’s spokesperson Barry Bateman says the whistleblower is “a very senior person” with “intimate knowledge of what Panyaza and senior officials in the department have allegedly been doing”. Bateman adds: “The buck has to stop somewhere. We say it stops at Premier Lesufi. We expect a letter from the Premier. We have written formally. We would like to see a response to our questions… Failing that, we will explore other avenues to hold the officials accountable. We have not ruled out approaching the courts…”