Corruption Watch report exposes financial mismanagement in schools
Nonprofit organisation Corruption Watch released its ‘Loss in Principle’ report on Thursday in Johannesburg, where executive director David Lewis explained that the report covered what was misleadingly referred to as ‘petty corruption’.
The report highlighted that nine out of ten investigations conducted at schools in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal showed that principals were abusing school funds.
Corruption Watch campaigns and stakeholder relations manager Ronald Lucky Menoe said eyebrows were raised at the level of corruption in schools after the organisation received 68 reports about corruption from different provinces.
To date, Corruption Watch has received 1128 reports.
Menoe said the organisation was working closely with the Gauteng Department of Education and relevant stakeholders to root out corruption in schools.
He said the types of corruption captured in the report ranged from financial mismanagement at 37%, theft of funds at 20% and tender corruption at 13%. The report also covered employment corruption, abuse of power in relation to learners and the theft of goods.
Gauteng Department of Education head of department Edward Mosuwe said there was nothing in the report that his department was not aware of, but commended the work by Corruption Watch in trying to root out corruption at schools.
Matthew Goniwe School of Governance Dr Timothy Makofane said corruption in schools was a concern for his organisation – a Section 21 Company and an agency of the Gauteng Department of Education.
He added that the organisation was working closely with Corruption Watch by conducting research, as well as by developing and delivering capacity-building programmes in school management and leadership.
Anyone wishing to report corruption can contact Corruption Watch at info@corruptionwatch.org.za.
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