- City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
- Dubai 04:20 05:42 12:28 15:53 19:08 20:30
Supporters of the African National Congress take to the streets in Durban, South Africa after ANC President Jacob Zuma was cleared of corruption charges in this April 6, 2009 file photo. South Africa has been hit again by a new round of corruption cases involving government officials. (AFP)
The Sunday Times said an auditor general investigation into government officials who moonlight as business executives found more than 2,000 officials were involved in tender-rigging and corruption between 2005 and 2007, mostly at a regional level.
President Jacob Zuma has vowed to crack down on graft after the ruling ANC won an April election despite a string of corruption scandals, including a case against Zuma himself which was dropped on a technicality.
The paper said the report was presented to parliament in April but was not discussed because of the election. No one could immediately be reached at the auditor general's office.
The Sunday Times said the report showed senior officials in regional and national government manipulated tender processes to award lucrative contracts to colleagues and relatives, including their spouses.
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