The Democratic Alliance in Mpumalanga has urged the provincial Education Department to swiftly tackle the problem of alleged ghost workers, which are costing taxpayers millions of rands.
A recent report from the Auditor General showed that the department has incurred around R1.8 billion in irregular expenditure over the past two years.
This amount reportedly resulted from salary overpayments to employees whose services were terminated due to death, resignation, retirement or dismissal.