SIU'S innovative framework to boost anti-graft measures

ACTING police minister Firoz Cachalia has thrown his weight behind the anti-corruption framework spearheaded by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) aimed at preventing corruption in the organs of state.

- MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA

Speaking at the meeting of the Standing Committee on Auditor-General on Friday, Cachalia noted that the country had been in a period of legislative reform aimed at strengthening legislation, expanding the powers of the Auditor-General (AG) to refer matters to the bodies charged with criminal investigation and trying to strengthen both regulations and anti-corruption.

“We have to strengthen both proactive prevention, and then after the fact, punitive action,” he said.

Cachalia made the comment after SIU head Andy Mothibi announced that they had drafted the National Corruption Risk Management and Prevention Framework when the corruption-busting unit briefed the committee about the material irregularities that were referred by the AG for investigations.

Mothibi told MPs that their focus was to implement prevention measures in the fight against corruption.