Panyaza Lesufi

Premier of Gauteng; as MEC for Education presided over the R431m 2020 school-decontamination spend: "I was and I am still not aware of that cost." Premier during the Public Protector's 2026 Charlotte Maxeke findings.

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The Record

Panyaza Lesufi was Gauteng MEC for Education from 2014 to 2022 and has been Premier since October 2022.

The Evidence

Cases documented

Period · 2020–2021

Party: ANC · Status: In Office

Exposed / Investigated

Cases Panyaza Lesufi helped expose or investigate — not cases they are accused of.

01Gauteng School "Decontamination": R431m in Three Months for Fogging the Health Department Called Unnecessary — All 180 Contracts Set AsideAccountability Actor2020covid corruptionR431.3 million (paid; reasonable cost R6.1m per Special Tribunal)AdmittedMEC; "not aware of that cost"; referred to SIU

02Charlotte Maxeke Fire: Repair Estimate Balloons from R1.1bn to R1.7bn, Half the Budget Unspent, Outpatients Cut from 80,000 to 30,000 a Month — Public Protector Finds MaladministrationAccountability Actor2021infrastructure theftR342 million unspent of R666m allocated (51% spent) while estimate rose R600m; Public ProtectorNotedPremier during the PP findings; consequence management directed

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