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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

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.

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Audit Act introduces steps to prevent wasteful, unethical ‘loss’ of public money

Analysis Kimi Makwetu - 10 Mar 2020

The lack of accountability and consequences for deviant behaviour by government officials allowed the misuse of taxpayers’ money

We fail children living with disabilities

Article Vanessa Japtha - 6 Mar 2020

Despite commendable work and persistent battles, not enough is being done for these learners

Municipalities need youthful leaders

Analysis Sello Ivan Phahle - 21 Feb 2020

Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi shows the value of competent young leaders who prioritise accountability and challenge the status quo

Council officials must explain wastage or pay up

Article Thando Maeko - 8 Feb 2020

The last full municipal audit, for 2017-2018, showed that unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure at municipalities has reached R122-billion

Impossible choices in QwaQwa: What it takes to get water

Article Bongekile Macupe - 7 Feb 2020

A broken municipality and a four-year crisis forces residents to consider desperate choices, such as trading sex for water

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How the auditor general plans to get some billions lost to corruption

Article Athandiwe Saba - 28 Nov 2019

Irregular expenditure is increasing, but the Auditor General is using more of its powers to get the money back

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Urgent measures needed to address the poor state of municipalities

Article Paul Kariuki - 10 Jul 2019

Local government officials must work together with citizens to ensure communities participate in decision-making that affects them

Billions lost in disorganised municipalities

Article Sabelo Skiti - 26 Jun 2019

The AG has called for more leadership from municipalities and local government, as his office prepares to get more power to force accountability

Financial state of municipalities has worsened — AG

Article Mashadi Kekana - 26 Jun 2019

Although irregular expenditure has decreased slightly in municipalities, most of them were unable to achieve a clean audit

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LIVESTREAM: Auditor General to report on municipal finances

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jun 2019

Auditor General Kimi Makwetu will release the latest audit of the state of municipalities throughout the country

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Municipal cost-containment measures gazetted as state seeks to tighten its belt

Article Natasha Marrian - 10 Jun 2019

The regulations form part of cost-cutting measures by the state as it seeks to improve its balance sheet

Budget notes from the bathroom

Article Lester Kiewit - 22 Feb 2019

Run your home like a country and you’ll soon learn how to hold the government accountable

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