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Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa

Government Department

Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa

USAASA

merged

Overview Cases

R4.3 billion

Total financial exposure

Implementing agency for the STB procurement and distribution programme. Received R4.3B+ but was plagued by AG findings of R1.2B+ cumulative irregular expenditure, procurement fraud, and governance failures. Eventually merged into USAF in 2022/23.

Profile

Type

Government Department

Sector

Communications (SABC, GCIS, PostBank)

Cases

1 documented

Status

merged

Linked Cases

Tender Fraud / Procurement2015

DTT Digital Migration: R4.3B+ Set-Top Box Scandal & 8-Year ITU Deadline Miss

DocumentedZuma EraProsecution

R4.3 billion+ (direct STB programme cost; R50-100B+ economic cost of spectrum delay)

4 persons3 institutions4 sources

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