By embracing social media as a tool for inclusive governance, the government can transform how it interacts with its citizens, creating a more participatory, transparent and stable society
Revitalise municipal accountability by ensuring the effective implementation of the auditor general’s recommendations
A disregard for the rule of law also saw the country lose R14 billion through payment of goods not received
It has been 19 months since then defence minister Thandi Modise said the bilateral agreement and its controversial sub-contracts were being assessed
A high court report found that negligence in the rail agency’s integrated security project resulted in widespread theft and vandalism
Premier Oscar Mabuyane has been urged to act against Alfred Nzo municipality’s mayor, Vukile Mhlelembana
The auditor general’s office on Wednesday told MPs that 107 projects were significantly delayed
Municipalities need a governance register to ensure their performance more than compliance
Tsakani Maluleke’s latest report shows the pace of improvement in the financial management of municipalities has been slow, hurting service delivery
Questions bubble up over water utility’s board’s process of filling R2.6 million-a-year senior post
Ratepayers have asked why municipal employees have been allowed to rack up debt for services, when ratepayers are threatened with court action
Angry ratepayers stormed out of a meeting to discuss the reasons for their rates boycott when mayor Mxolisi Kaunda declared it closed
Tsakani Maluleke noted that municipalities failed to provide relief even when funds were available
Godongwana’s decision follows 56 public comments covering a broad spectrum of accounting, auditing, governance, legal principles and public interest issues that were raised
To become profitable, the state-owned entity requires an expanded mandate that allows it to venture into e-commerce services
Auditors general and anti-corruption agencies from 14 countries met to establish ways to stop corruption and illicit financial flows
The Road Accident Fund has been in a tussle with the auditor general over the use of accounting standards.
The consortium said Novick stepping down amid a conflict of interest would clear the path for the transaction to go ahead
Sedibeng Water took almost five years to pay its creditors, Lepelle Northern Water took over a year, Amatola Water took 283 days and Mhlathuze Water 160 days
Of the 4 983 households affected by the floods only 1 197 have been assessed and the majority are still living in mass-relief shelters
High court action targeting the municipal manager or other leaders will send a message that mismanagement is not acceptable
Government department accounting officers can now authorise contract deviations that previously had to go through the treasury
An investigation by the auditor general investigation has found that out of R10.5-billion of unnecessary spending, the department could neither provide a cause nor hold anyone accountable for the R1.5-billion
Mike Mokgwamme, the high court ruled, was appointed to the crucial municipal manager post despite being the least qualified candidate
The nascent Setsoto Service Delivery Forum is confident it can remove the ‘failing ANC’ in the chronically mismanaged Free State municipality
The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk
Opposition leaders hit out at ANC over social media fracas, saying residents of Enoch Mgijima municipality deserve better
The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets
The Msunduzi local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is on permanent life support and shows no sign of being cured
Fed-up residents and businesses are turning to the courts to get their local councils to take action on power outages, sewage overflows, unrepaired roads and other failures to deliver services
Only two countries received a perfect score in latest report on national audit institutions
Two months before the long-serving higher education director general was suspended, he reported Nzimande to the bargaining council