Johannesburg – Former employees of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) allege that its former chief executive Dr Saggie Pillay’s tenure at the body was marred by corruption – and that whistle-blowers were dealt with swiftly.

In 2012, former NHLS industrial relations manager Senzeni Ndlangisa lost his job after 12 years’ service after a junior employee accused him of sexual harassment.

Ndlangisa said he was falsely accused in order to derail his investigation into alleged irregular payments authorised by a senior female human resources staff member to recruitment company Holystic Approach.

A 2010 forensic audit had previously found that this staff member, whose name is known to Health-e News, also violated procurement policies when she authorised payments to a stationery company that was accused of providing kick-backs to other NHLS staff in exchange for business.
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