Irregular Expenditure
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eThekwini corruption scrutiny could hurt ANC in November elections, analysts warn
The ANC faces mounting political pressure in eThekwini after municipal leaders were grilled by Parliament’s Scopa over R6.4 billion in irregular expenditure, governance failures…
Mathjabeng in financial freefall
The Free State municipality is facing severe fiscal distress, with liabilities exceeding R5.8bn and a R871.6 million deficit, says Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke
SIU wins R646 million contract case, AECOM ordered to repay state
The matter stems from a project intended to prevent the Richards Bay area from running out of water. The contract value was inflated from an initial R407m
Government wasted R38 billion in overspending, auditor general says
A disregard for the rule of law also saw the country lose R14 billion through payment of goods not received
Department of defence still reviewing SA-Cuba agreements
It has been 19 months since then defence minister Thandi Modise said the bilateral agreement and its controversial sub-contracts were being assessed
Lesufi allegedly buried forensic report into R273 million school uniform corruption
The premier said he had released the report into the matter, but would not say when or where
Nelson Mandela Bay faces SIU probe over dodgy street light tenders
An internal report shows that the municipality bungled two tenders related to street lights, one of which exceeded its budgeted amount by R24 million
Treasury under fire for Eskom exemption
The Economic Freedom Fighters has accused Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana of encouraging corruption in Eskom
Cross-cutting problems lead to service-delivery inefficiencies, says new report
Service-delivery issues, procurement inefficiencies and cadre deployment continue to plague municipalities, according to the Bureau for Economic Research
The smelly and corrupt side of ‘dysfunctional’ Nelson Mandela Bay
The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets
Union calls on government to nationalise ‘profit-driven’ Clover
The dairy’s Lichtenburg factory, which is being closed due to service delivery issues, employs about 380 permanent and 40 temporary workers
Bloated Sassa to make staff cuts
The social security agency has ‘lost’ R2-billion on unnecessary salaries and through wasteful expenditure
Sisulu to ‘sweep’ clean her corruption-ridden department
Stabilisation committee on track to recover around R10-billion from the department of human settlements, water and sanitation
Nxesi says employment and labour department must ‘talk less’ and do more
The minister and his management team appeared before parliament after another scathing auditor general report was tabled
Mkhize advised by lawyers to not meet parliament’s health committee
MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid