Correctional Services blew R2bn on consultants, MPs told

A report on the IoL site says the department had spent R2bn on consultants from 2008-09 to 2010-11, senior manager in the office of the Auditor-General, Gratitude Ramphaka, told members of Parliament's Correctional Services Portfolio Committee. This amount was the total spent on out-source services, consultants, and contractors, grouped together. Briefing the committee on the findings of a performance audit on the use of consultants by the department, Ramphaka said her office had audited a 'selected sample' of 27 projects, with a total value of R214m. 'Consultants were used for up to 20 years. We found instances where consultants managed other consultants, so there was no departmental representative on the project management.' Full report on the IoL site