SPONSORED: Fraud: A tax South African citizens can’t afford
As South Africans, we know all too well how crippling fraud and corruption in the public sector can be. While this is not a problem unique to South Africa, local government departments, agencies and state-owned entities (SOEs) are losing billions to fraudsters every year – and, in our fragile economy, every rand counts and should be accounted for.
29 June 2022
Essie Mokgonyana, Country Manager and Sales Director for SAS in South Africa, says as government contemplates a shift to digital processes in line with other sectors of the economy, technology that can monitor sophisticated fraud in procurement, tax and revenue, funds management and service delivery, to name a few, can make a difference reactive and proactive detection, investigation and action.
“This is literally the difference between life and death, when you consider media reports about our critical services sectors. From healthcare to power provision and social benefits programmes, none of these sectors have been immune of fraud and corruption, says Mokganyana.
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