PSA welcomes new biometric verification initiative to combat payroll fraud [SOUND]

# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the launch of the world-class new online real-time employee verification portal. The initiative by the Department of Home Affairs is in support of the government’s efforts to eliminate ghost employees and payment irregularities, which cost the national fiscus an estimated 3.9-billion-rand in 2025. PSA’s Claude Naicker says payroll fraud diverts critical resources from essential public services and undermines the credibility and integrity of the public sector: