South Africa: DA Minister Champions Cutting Edge Reform to Eliminate Ghost Workers

Home Affairs launches biometric system to tackle ghost workers

The Department of Home Affairs has developed a new online real-time employee verification portal for National Treasury as part of government’s broader digital transformation agenda aimed at strengthening public sector accountability and protecting public funds. The platform is expected to officially go live on 15 June 2026, with the verification process scheduled to run for an initial two-month period across national and provincial government de…

South Africa: DA Minister Champions Cutting Edge Reform to Eliminate Ghost Workers

Press Release - The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the launch of the Department of Home Affairs' new real-time employee verification platform for National Treasury to help eliminate ghost workers and protect public funds.

South Africa launches 'ghost workers' crackdown

Home Affairs launches biometric verification portal to hunt ghost workers after R3.9 billion lost to payroll fraud in 2025

Here's how Home Affairs plans to crack down on ghost workers

The Department of Home Affairs says it has developed a new real-time employee verification platform for National Treasury. This forms part of government’s efforts to clamp down on ghost workers and protect public funds. The online verification portal will officially go live on 15 June 2026. It will initially run for two months across national and provincial government departments. According to Home Affairs, the system forms part of government’s …

Home Affairs calls in digital “Ghost Busters” to hunt payroll fraud

The Home Affairs Department will soon begin tracking down ghost workers in government departments, with the use of a digital verification system.     The platform is set to go live next month for an initial two-month verification process across national and provincial departments.     “The Department of Home Affairs has developed a world-class new online realtime employee verification portal for National Treasury as part of government’s broader …