Probe flags over 4K ‘ghosts’ drawing state salaries
Government’s “ghost worker” verification process flagged thousands of “ghost workers” on the payroll. (Image created with GenAI) MTBPS 2026: The state’s “ghost worker” verification process has flagged 4 323 high-risk, suspicious cases in the payroll system. This is according to National Treasury’s 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) released today. Ghost employees are defined as…