By Zweli Martin Dlamini

MBABANE:Sipho Mthethwa,the Chief Investigator of the Anti Corruption Commission(ACC) is earning less than five thousand Rands(R5000.00) per-month as a salary after deductions but, he managed to build himself a house worth over R2million through alleged bribes and international trips allowances fraudulently sourced from public funds.

Documents including bank transactions in possession of this Swaziland News suggest that,the ACC Chief Investigator whose Government employment number is 6589619 earns a basic salary of thirty one thousand,eight hundred and eighty seventy Rands(R31,887.00) before various deductions that include income tax,Pension,First Finance loan and Green Pastures among others.

An independent investigation conducted by this Swaziland News further uncovered that,Mthethwa is one of the ACC investigators who allegedly survives through bribes, his alternative source of income include suspicious international trips that pays over one hundred thousand Rands(R100,000.00) each from public funds.

It has been disclosed that, ACC Chief Investigator Sipho Mthethwa would sometimes take international trips claiming to be conducting investigations that never materialized.

But despite the ‘financial challenges’ as reflected in his pay-slip,Mthethwa is allegedly living an extravagant lifestyle and managed to build himself the said house at Timphisini in the northern Hhohho region.

Even though our uncover investigator who travelled to Timphisini this week to view the house had some challenges as Mthethwa is owning dangerous dogs, a few pictures of the over R2million house were obtained.

But information later emerged from independent sources suggesting that,the house “has an expensive interior and this means,the costs might be more than the R2million”.

On another note,the pay-slip does not indicate that Mthethwa secured any home loan with the bank but instead,he allegedly used the money fraudulently obtained from international trips and alleged bribes to build the house.

The ACC Chief Investigator declined to comment when reached by this publication.

Reached for comments on Friday evening,Brian Sangweni,the National Spokesperson of the People’s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO) said,the corruption within the ACC might have been triggered by the fact that,the investigators have realized that they can’t fight corruption because the whole Tinkhundla system is corrupt.

“What is happening within the Anti Corruption is a clear indication that, the investigators have realized that they can’t fight corruption because the whole Tinkhundla system is corrupt. So they have decided to join those who are corrupt and enrich themselves”, said the PUDEMO National Spokesperson.

The ACC has been failing to prosecute alleged corrupt individuals in the country and allegations subsequently emerged suggesting that, the ACC investigators are taking bribes to sabotage corruption cases while targeting political enemies of the powerful and politically connected,in an effort to enhance competence of the law enforcement institution and inspire public confidence.