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Klipgat residents left high and dry

National Andries Sibanyoni - 28 Nov 2020

Flushing toilets were installed in backyards in the North West, but they can’t be used because the sewage has nowhere to go

Khaya Sithole: The decline and fall of the South African auditing profession

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 14 Nov 2020

Its reputation is not being helped at all by the crisis at its independent regulatory body

Kimi Makwetu’s legacy: Auditing as a social and moral contract

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 12 Nov 2020

As a seasoned professional in the field of auditing, Kimi Makwetu’s characterisation of his trade as more than just a profession was reflective of the alchemy between his sense of public duty and the commitment to professionalism

Q&A Sessions: Kimi Makwetu on when you hear the money ‘crying out for help’

Coronavirus Athandiwe Saba - 7 Oct 2020

The smoke signal comes from irregular expenditure and over the past seven years, there has been about R1.65-billion of it. Auditor general Kimi Makwetu tells Athandiwe Saba that this is when the squandered money cries for help

A healthy Mabuza appears in Parliament

National Lester Kiewit - 3 Sep 2020

After a lengthy absence from public life, Deputy President David Mabuza returns to Parliament, providing assurances that rolling blackouts are temporary

Auditor general points to the state’s flaws enabling Covid-19 graft

National Lester Kiewit - 2 Sep 2020

AG Kimi Makwetu’s ‘real-time’ audit of contracts and relief schemes indicate ‘a higher risk of fraud and abuse of funds’

Auditor general flags Ithala Bank’s digital deal

Business Thando Maeko - 30 Aug 2020

The Prudential Authority has given Ithala Bank until June 2021 to submit its application for a banking licence in terms of the Banking Act

UIF resumes relief payments after investigation delay

Business Thando Maeko - 26 Aug 2020

Temporary relief payments were suspended pending an investigation, but the UIF says it’s back on track

Solar stuck where sun don’t shine: State spends R289m to store solar water heaters

National Thando Maeko - 30 Jul 2020

The national solar water heater programme is set to take off once again this year, but meanwhile the government is spending millions on storing heaters that have yet to be installed

A partnership between citizens and the state is needed to manage the pandemic

Coronavirus Paul Kariuki - 21 Jul 2020

Covid-19 has taught us that we need an effective local government, a preventative and curative health system, evidence-based policing, a politically neutral public service and public participation in governance

Mpumalanga municipalities fail to deliver services to informal settlements

National Chelesile Ndlovu-Nachamba & Siphiwe Segodi - 19 Jul 2020

The auditor general’s report on local government stated that most councils did not spend their infrastructure development budgets and did not address concerns regarding financial controls

Time to get tough on failing municipalities

Opinion Paul Kariuki - 6 Jul 2020

Consequence management would deter ineffective, indifferent, non-compliant and crooked officials whose actions and attitudes prevent the efficient delivery of services to the public

Editorial: Municipal disgrace shames us

Editorial Editorial - 2 Jul 2020

We will probably hear premiers, a minister or even the president saying they “condemn in the strongest terms” what is happening in municipalities

AG’s report reveals the municipalities where money goes to waste

National M&G Data Desk - 2 Jul 2020

Municipalities are in complete disarray, with many of them flagged by the auditor-general for deliberate lack of accountability and tolerance for transgressions by political and administrative leadership while billions are squandered.

Municipalities need to be reminded of their role in the country

Coronavirus Naledi Ngqambela - 23 May 2020

It is usually the most vulnerable in society who are most dependent on local authorities, yet they are the ones stealing from the poor

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Latest articles on Auditor General

Klipgat residents left high and dry

Khaya Sithole: The decline and fall of the South African auditing profession

Kimi Makwetu’s legacy: Auditing as a social and moral contract

Q&A Sessions: Kimi Makwetu on when you hear the money ‘crying out for help’

A healthy Mabuza appears in Parliament

Auditor general points to the state’s flaws enabling Covid-19 graft

Auditor general flags Ithala Bank’s digital deal

UIF resumes relief payments after investigation delay

Solar stuck where sun don’t shine: State spends R289m to store solar water heaters

A partnership between citizens and the state is needed to manage the pandemic

Mpumalanga municipalities fail to deliver services to informal settlements

Time to get tough on failing municipalities

Editorial: Municipal disgrace shames us

AG’s report reveals the municipalities where money goes to waste

Municipalities need to be reminded of their role in the country

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