The Office of North West Premier is targeting completion and rollout of a Provincial Anti corruption strategy that will comprehensively combat corruption .The strategy is expected to be finalised during the current financial year, Premier Thandi Modise announced on Thursday.

“We will continue to engage critical stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of this strategy,” committed Premier Modise in her 2013/2014 Departmental Policy Statement and Budget Speech delivered in the provincial legislature.

Three hundred and seventy two cases across departments and municipalities reported through the National Anti-Corruption Hotline were referred to the province for investigation.

Modise committed that her department will ensure that there is compliance with the Minimum Anti-Corruption Capacity.

Milestone achieved during the 2012/2013 financial year include hosting the annual provincial round table discussion on the promotion of professional ethics in the workplace which was hosted with the Provincial Anti-Corruption Forum.