Premier announces provincial department head reshuffle

JOHANNESBURG- Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is tightening the screws on performance.

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He has announced a major reshuffle of heads of department.

He says missed targets and underspending are unacceptable, especially with service delivery under pressure.

The Premier was releasing another batch of forensic reports into graft and maladministration in the province.

He said, "With the challenges that we are facing of service delivery, we can't afford departments that are missing performance targets." 

"We also found some audit outcomes which indicated some departments are not performing ideally." 

"Within that context, I've taken a decision to reshuffle and reset heads of departments and remove other heads of departments from their responsibilities. "

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