Department Of Public Works

Still on temporary contracts after 12 years

Article Anna Majavuxx - 9 Sep 2019

Employees of the Expanded Public Works Programme have essentially become ‘permanent casuals’ who earn a pittance and have no job security

Pace of land reform weak and pathetic, says Cronin

Article Carin Smith - 20 Jun 2018

Jeremy Cronin has ascribed the "pathetic" pace of land reform to factors like weak policy, corruption, lack of will and a lack of capacity

Day Zero is a myth, say protesters looking to fill up at Zille’s residence

Article Jenni Evans - 12 Feb 2018

The group said they would write to Zille for clarity on why they were not able to get water as per her invitation, and when they could come back.

R47m spent to service empty government buildings, MPs told

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 May 2016

Unused government buildings are costing South Africa almost R50-million in rates and taxes, while another R12-million is spent on water and lights.

Public works to discuss Nkandla settlement with officials

Article Sapa - 2 Nov 2014

The settlement discussion will be held with 12 officials who have been charged in connection with upgrades to President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home.

Public works misspent R35bn in irregular expenditure

Article Sapa - 29 Sep 2014

Minister Thulas Nxesi says the billions lost by the department over the past five years is shocking.

Zuma pad raises its battlements

Article Luqman Cloete - 25 Apr 2014

The building of yet another fence suggests rising paranoia about the president’s safety.

The Nkandla house that Zuma built, four years on

Analysis Phillip De Wet - 4 Dec 2013

Four years ago, the M&G first exposed the scandal behind multimillion-rand upgrades on Jacob Zuma Nkandla's home. Today, little has changed.

Ministers make contradictions on Nkandla

Article Sapa - 2 Dec 2013

Ministers Gugile Nkwinti and Thulas Nxesi have disagreed with each other over the sale of houses at Nkandla, says a report.

Nxesi: DA’s Nkandla court bid is about scoring points

Article Sapa - 2 Oct 2013

Minister Thulas Nxesi says he "will not play politics" over the DA's court bid forcing his department to reveal its report about upgrades to Nkandla.

DA goes to court to access Nkandla report

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Sep 2013

The Democratic Alliance has gone to court demanding the public works department provide it with access to the report into Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home.

Cronin: Public works ‘not proud of’ misspending R3.5bn

Article Sapa - 18 Sep 2013

Public Works's Jeremy Cronin says his department has irregularly spent R3.65-billion, with a large sum of it resulting from irregular lease contracts.

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