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Tshangana said the department had already taken action, opening 21 cases with the police.
He added 138 officials have been found guilty, of which 11 were at management level.
Tshangana said 86 were made up of general workers and middle management, while 16 officials were found not guilty.
This was an indication that forensic investigators were doing a good job, he added.
Tshangana said 13 people were dismissed, while some had been demoted, issued with warning letter or suspended for one to three months without pay.
Water boards
He added the controversial Amatola Water in the Eastern Cape and Lapelle Northern Water in Limpopo were put under “executive caretaker arrangement”, saying the decision was taken to ensure stability in the governance of the two organisations.
Issues within the organisations centred on irregular expenditure as well as fruitless and wasteful expenditure, Tshangana said.
“In fact, we should have put them under administration from Day One.”
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