Public protector recruits 100 trainees
2013-01-08 22:07
Johannesburg - One hundred new trainee investigators
officially joined the Public Protector's ranks on Tuesday.
The trainees were recruited last year and would increase
the number of investigators from 300 to 400, Thuli Madonsela's office said in a
statement.
“We always say we are not swift and thorough enough
because we don’t have as many people as we need. Your arrival increases our
establishment by 25 percentage points,” Madonsela said in addressing a ceremony
welcoming the recruits.
Her office processed 26 000 cases in the last financial
year and concluded 16 700 of these.
The trainees would be based at the protector's 20 offices
across the country.
Madonsela told them they had a "pivotal role"
in South Africa and held the public's trust.
“Usually, when public money has been wasted there is
anger all round, but when people have been treated badly the anger is not that
much. You should inspire the public service to treat people with a sense of
ubuntu,” she said.
The trainees would be assigned their own cases, but work
under the supervision of experienced investigators.
- SAPA
