PSA outraged by R50-million settlement for an unused government building [SOUND]

# The Public Servants Association has expressed outrage over reports that the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is set to pay approximately 50-million-rand to settle a lease agreement for a Pretoria building that was never occupied. The association’s Claude Naicker says this development represents a serious failure of governance, accountability, and financial management in the department. He says this situation raises critical questions, including who authorised the lease agreement, and what due diligence processes were followed before committing public funds: