MEDIA STATEMENT                                                                                         16 November 2018

Stats SA paid for services rendered contrary to Mr Mzwanele Manyi’s claim

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) takes note of the allegations made by Mr Mzwanele Manyi at the Zondo Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector, wherein he claims that Stats SA unlawfully paid R64 million during Census 2011 without the services actually being  rendered.

Stats SA can confirm that it indeed paid a service provider R64 million, for creative advertising concepts and production services that were rendered during Census 2011, in compliance with all supply chain management prescripts.

The organisation has complete trust in the work of the Zondo Commission and will cooperate with the Commission on all matters relating to this issue.

Issued by Statistics South Africa

Media Enquiries:

Mr Trevor Oosterwyk

Tel: (012) 310 4687

Cell: 082 908 9104

trevoro@statssa.gov.za

Issued by Statistics South Africa