Lesufi appoints a forensic firm to probe R34-million monthly office lease contracts [SOUND]

# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has appointed an independent forensic firm to investigate allegations of wasteful expenditure associated with renting office space for government departments. MEC for Infrastructure Development Jacob Mamabolo recently revealed that 34-million-rand per month was being spent on renting office space, despite the provincial government owning 41 vacant buildings. The provincial government’s spokesperson, Vuyo Mhaga, says the probe will assess whether the leasing arrangement provides value for money and any potential wrongdoing: