# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has suspended all Expanded Public Works Programme fund transfers to Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State, following reports of inflated salaries paid to politically connected individuals. A City Press exposé revealed former councillors and office bearers were earning over 31-thousand-rand monthly, far above the programme’s intended stipend. Macpherson has called for a full investigation. He vows to reform the EPWP to eliminate corruption and ensure it benefits unemployed South Africans, not political elites.
Macpherson suspends EPWP funds to Matjhabeng over corruption claims