True extent of ghost workers unknown within government departments

Published Jun 11, 2025, 4:40 AM

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration Chairperson, Jan de Villiers has revealed that a syndicate within government departments is allegedly orchestrating the creation of ghost employees through systemic corruption. De Villiers told our senior producer, Ronald Phiri that the true extent of ghost workers remains unknown. He says a joint audit between the Department of Public Service and Administration and the National Treasury has been launched to investigate the issue