Whistle-blowers seeking justice over alleged corruption and maladministration at Metrobus have accused the City of Joburg’s group forensic and investigations services unit of dragging its feet on investigations against implicated high-ranking officials.
The sources were infuriated following an article published in the Saturday Star last week regarding revenue losses running into millions of rand. Officials have attributed the losses to loopholes in the revenue collection system.
Last week, Metrobus spokesperson Goodwill Shiburi said an estimated fare revenue shortfall of R25million a year could be directly attributed to the poor system.
However a whistle-blower, a former employee who could not be named, claimed this week that Metrobus officials were misleading the public.
“It is a complete fabrication that the shortfall owes to loopholes in the revenue collection systems. Metrobus officials have deliberately ignored recommendations by more than 10 forensic reports pointing to fraudulent activities in the system.
“The real reason is that Metrobus is not interested in good governance. People are benefiting from the so-called loopholes,” he said.
He showed the Saturday Star audit…
