This includes R134 million erroneously transferred to the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality instead of Rustenburg Local Municipality for housing development by the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, committee chairperson Job Dliso said.

"We as the standing committee (have) resolved to also send several allegations such as those regarding the Taung Hotel School Project, where a fence and guardhouse (were) poorly constructed for over R7 million when the Department of Tourism brought the Taung Task Building for R5 million," he said.

Among cases of irregular expenditure to be referred, is the R1.4 billion incurred by the Department of Education over several financial years, including irregular expenditure emanating from a R254.1 million stationery contract issued in the 2016/17 financial year for three years.

"These cases should be investigated as there is no consequence management," Dliso said.

The committee met law enforcement agencies in Mmabatho on Monday to discuss how to quicken investigations into financial misconduct in provincial departments, municipalities and their entities.

About 34 cases opened by an inter-ministerial task team are currently being investigated, said Major General Patrick Mbotho, North West head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks.

"Although we had challenges of personnel in the state entity, we have sped up some of the cases in the last four months and have brought together all roleplayers including the special investigations unit and national prosecutions authority," he said.

Dliso said his committee hoped the cases would be speedily resolved to ensure consequence management and urged departments to not only conduct internal disciplinary cases but also involve law enforcement agencies.

African News Agency (ANA)