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
The premier said he had released the report into the matter, but would not say when or where
An internal report shows that the municipality bungled two tenders related to street lights, one of which exceeded its budgeted amount by R24 million
The Economic Freedom Fighters has accused Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana of encouraging corruption in Eskom
Service-delivery issues, procurement inefficiencies and cadre deployment continue to plague municipalities, according to the Bureau for Economic Research
The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets
The dairy’s Lichtenburg factory, which is being closed due to service delivery issues, employs about 380 permanent and 40 temporary workers
The social security agency has ‘lost’ R2-billion on unnecessary salaries and through wasteful expenditure
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
MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid
The department of health will ask for the immediate recovery of all irregular payments made to Digital Vibes
The ailing town that wasted R2-billion appoints a municipal manager rated ‘basic’, the lowest level
Flushing toilets were installed in backyards in the North West, but they can’t be used because the sewage has nowhere to go
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
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala wants to recover R15-million of Covid-19 funds allegedly looted by service providers and civil servants
Although irregular expenditure has decreased slightly in municipalities, most of them were unable to achieve a clean audit
Auditor General Kimi Makwetu will release the latest audit of the state of municipalities throughout the country
A new law gives the auditor general the power to act against corruption and wasteful expenditure
National Treasury will need approval from Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts if it wants the irregular expenditure condoned
According to Makwetu, irregular expenditure at local government has accelerated
An IRR report alleges that the budget allocated to VIP Protection Services exploded from R353-million in 2008/2009 to R1.5-billion in 2018/2019.
While MPs were outraged by the irregular expenditure at the SABC, the explanation from the public broadcaster left them even more baffled.
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.
The Gauteng health department cannot account for more than R12-billion, nearly half its budget, reported the Star.
Department spokesperson claims action was taken against a senior manager found to be at fault for irregular expenditure.