Report finds over 150 Gauteng government officials are doing business with the state [SOUND]

# The Gauteng Ethics Advisory Council has found that despite it being a criminal offence, more than 150 officials in the provincial government are doing business with the state. The council, which was established in 2017 to provide oversight and promote integrity in the provincial government, released its biennial state of ethics report on Thursday. Council chairperson, Solomuzi Mabuza, says most complaints to departments were for appointment irregularities, maladministration, corruption, procurement irregularities, and unethical behaviour: