Two months before the long-serving higher education director general was suspended, he reported Nzimande to the bargaining council
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The president wants local government overhauled, so that it no longer a manager of contracts, which has resulted in a weak tender system that has led to corruption, patronage and the poor delivery of services
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu denies she knew fraud-accused Edwin Sodi’s company won ‘Covid’ housing tenders
The Matatiele municipality has attempted to justify why it pays a full salary to an ANC councillor convicted of raping a party volunteer
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Municipalities are in dire straits, and the auditor general says many may no longer be viable at all
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The auditor general paints a dire picture of Mangaung’s finances
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Stabilisation committee on track to recover around R10-billion from the department of human settlements, water and sanitation
The minister and his management team appeared before parliament after another scathing auditor general report was tabled
Adding to the municipality’s legal costs is a pending case between it and Eskom. The municipality owes the national power utility more than R7-million and, after agreeing to pay R5-million, failed to honour it.
This decision is despite the finance minister and the bank’s chief executive dismissing the UDM leader’s allegations as unfounded
The ailing town that wasted R2-billion appoints a municipal manager rated ‘basic’, the lowest level
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The deputy president, who also the chairperson of the interministerial committee on Covid-19, was responding to questions in the National Assembly
The deputy president, who also the chairperson of the interministerial committee on Covid-19, was responding to questions in the National Assembly
The new leaders of the student funding scheme inherit years of instability and poor financial records
The state capture inquiry confronts the corruption-accused MP on his track record of inaction on Bosasa, which made R7-billion off the state
MPs were helpless to stop runaway losses and probe locomotive deal at Prasa, Zondo commission hears as it mulls parliament’s role in state capture era
Flushing toilets were installed in backyards in the North West, but they can’t be used because the sewage has nowhere to go
Its reputation is not being helped at all by the crisis at its independent regulatory body
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
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
After a lengthy absence from public life, Deputy President David Mabuza returns to Parliament, providing assurances that rolling blackouts are temporary
AG Kimi Makwetu’s ‘real-time’ audit of contracts and relief schemes indicate ‘a higher risk of fraud and abuse of funds’
The Prudential Authority has given Ithala Bank until June 2021 to submit its application for a banking licence in terms of the Banking Act
Temporary relief payments were suspended pending an investigation, but the UIF says it’s back on track
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
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
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
Consequence management would deter ineffective, indifferent, non-compliant and crooked officials whose actions and attitudes prevent the efficient delivery of services to the public
We will probably hear premiers, a minister or even the president saying they “condemn in the strongest terms” what is happening in municipalities
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.
It is usually the most vulnerable in society who are most dependent on local authorities, yet they are the ones stealing from the poor
The government’s good work can easily be undone should the risks of fraud and corruption not be addressed proactively