# The DA says corruption and dysfunction in the Department of Human Settlements are undermining service delivery and damaging public trust in democracy. During the budget vote debate in Parliament, the party’s Luyolo Mphithi slammed minister Thembi Simelane’s continued role despite facing a police investigation over an alleged VBS-linked loan. Mphithi argued Simelane cannot be trusted to manage the department’s 33-billion-rand budget:
DA warns corruption in Human Settlements Department erodes public trust in democracy [SOUND]
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