Message from KZN MEC for Finance to staff and all those that deal with public funds
MEC for Finance Belinda Scott has made a clarion call to public servants to brace themselves up for a challenging year ahead.
Giving complements of the season, MEC Scott said people tasked to deal with public funds should have courage and conviction that has always distinguished the Provincial Treasury.
"We are the face to the public purse strings - we are the ones who must say 'No' to unnecessary expenditure and corruption. It is a difficult role to play. Even more given the global and national economic climate, and the spending pressures on key service delivery departments in this province. Please stand firm, but remain understanding and sympathetic at all times. I am at your side, in all we need to do and say," MEC Scott said.
She made a special plea to all public servants and people of South Africa to remain committed to the democratic Constitution we stand for - to fight for what is right and just, and most important of all, to put our citizens first.
"The alarming spate of racism and xenophobia, and the continued struggle for gender equality in this country and province, remains of great personal concern to me. Social media, in particular, is an easy avenue to vent negative emotions, with little or no cognisance of the consequences that may arise.
"In the past few months we have witnessed this trend in the public pages of unscrupulous politicians and their scriptwriters, and to a lesser extent within our daily environment. These negativities can only distract us from our core function.
"Together we need to face 2016 despite growing pressures, both financially and economically, with even less resources. We will not be popular in our fiscal discipline. If, however, we brace ourselves as a collective - we can conquer the world - let alone the province. You have my trust and support," she said.
For more information, contact:
Sibonelo Msomi
Tel: 033 846 6984
Cell: 072 587 1947
