Gauteng Legislature Speaker‚ Ntombi Mekgwe‚ says all allegations of corruption‚ fraud‚ nepotism and malpractice within the legislature are unfounded.This follows a probe by auditing firm Ernst and Young which was appointed in July 2015 at a cost of R495‚012 to look into allegations about jobs for cash and irregular promotions of staff after the speaker received an anonymous letter sent to her by a group of staff members within the legislature.Can we expect less corruption in the tender process?While the National Treasury sifts through over 4‚000 tenders every day‚ ordinary citizens are expected to be given a better chance at receiving contracts as government attempts to make the tender process “more transparent”. "Although there are officials who are related‚ the allegation of nepotism and corruption was found to be without basis. There was no evidence to link the appointment of Senior Coordinator: Local Government and Housing and Committee Coordinator: Committee of Chairpersons‚" said Mekgwe.The Speaker said she had regarded the allegations as very serious as they could adversely impact on the standing and reputation of the legislature‚ and had resolved that they must be investigated.Following the investigation‚ Mekgwe said the findings were presented to the Reference Group‚ and after due deliberation‚ the Reference Group submitted the findings and recommendations to her."Now I'm happy to say an independent team came on board [and] people came forward."In the letter‚ staff members had claimed that some employees were being promoted without following due processes and that some jobs are being sold for R5‚000.Furthermore‚ the group also claimed that some staff were renting out equipment and property belonging to the legislature‚ including the City Hall‚ and pocketing the money.Mekgwe said there was no evidence regarding this allegation.In May 2015‚ Gauteng EFF caucus leader Mandisa Mashego said the party was not surprised by the allegations. She claimed legislature workers in the information technology department were previously subjected to maltreatment by their employer...