Johannesburg - A forensic audit has found Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant's special advisor, Herbert Mkhize, fleeced the government-funded National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) by more than R1m.
According to the Sunday Times, Mkhize used his Nedlac credit card to run up the exorbitant bills for travel, car hire, and household goods at Makro that included nappies, power tools, toilet paper, pet food and boxer shorts, among other things.
At the time of the spending, Mkhize was earning R800 000 a year as executive director of Nedlac.