Cosatu welcomes efforts to remove ghost posts in the public service [SOUND]

# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has welcomed efforts by the government to identify and remove ghost posts in the public service. As part of a crackdown on the scourge of ghost employees across national and provincial departments, the Department of Public Service and Administration is conducting unannounced physical verification audits. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says the verification process is a positive step towards tackling corruption in the public service: