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Public Finance Management Act

Cabinet invokes Public Finance Management Act to justify historic budget delay
Politics
/ 27 February 2025

Cabinet invokes Public Finance Management Act to justify historic budget delay

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavhenini said the postponement was necessary to address funding challenges within a constrained fiscal environment

By Mandisa Nyathi
Cabinet spokesperson shoots down DA claims of Budget victory
National
/ 19 February 2025

Cabinet spokesperson shoots down DA claims of Budget victory

The rand depreciated after the postponement of the budget speech to 12 March

By Lyse Comins
Parliament wants to meet Zulu king over Ingonyama Trust Board crisis
Politics
/ 14 January 2025

Parliament wants to meet Zulu king over Ingonyama Trust Board crisis

MPs want the monarch to ‘hold back’ in attempts to suspend board members and its executives

By Paddy Harper
ITB leaders back at work despite ‘suspension’ by Zulu king
National
/ 8 January 2025

ITB leaders back at work despite ‘suspension’ by Zulu king

The monarch’s lawyer tried to stop board executives from entering the Ingonyama Trust Board premises but failed

By Paddy Harper
Land and reform minister says King MisuZulu acted beyond his powers in suspending ITB members
Politics
/ 30 December 2024

Land and reform minister says King MisuZulu acted beyond his powers in suspending ITB members

Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso said the members of the Ingonyama Trust Board would therefore remain in office ‘until the minister decides otherwise’

By Umamah Bakharia
Government wasted R38 billion in overspending, auditor general says
National
/ 26 November 2024

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

By Khaya Koko
Department of defence still reviewing SA-Cuba agreements
National
/ 19 November 2024

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

By Des Erasmus
Gauteng Education MEC Chiloane implicated in Pule Mabe’s R27 million fraud case
National
/ 21 October 2024

Gauteng Education MEC Chiloane implicated in Pule Mabe’s R27 million fraud case

The provincial government leader allegedly received R185 000 from the spoils of the tender

By Khaya Koko
Lesufi allegedly buried forensic report into R273 million school uniform corruption
Politics
/ 18 October 2024

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

By Khaya Koko
Pule Mabe says he will plead not guilty in R27m tender fraud case
Crime
/ 16 October 2024

Pule Mabe says he will plead not guilty in R27m tender fraud case

Mabe conceded that he may lose his NEC position due to the ANC’s step-aside resolution

By Khaya Koko
DA accuses MK party of plotting to collapse service delivery in KwaZulu-Natal
Politics
/ 9 August 2024

DA accuses MK party of plotting to collapse service delivery in KwaZulu-Natal

The accusation comes after the MK party in legislature voted against the approval of all provincial department budgets in recent portfolio committee meetings

By Clive Ndou
Home Affairs blunder could cost taxpayers R500m
National
/ 16 February 2024

Home Affairs blunder could cost taxpayers R500m

A liquidated company is fighting to get home affairs to pay the years old debt owed to them

By Khaya Koko
The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure
Business
/ 1 February 2024

The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure

Makana’s budget, and those of most municipalities, need monitoring  and the corrupt and wasteful held to account

By Philip Machanick
Eskom’s partial exemption from irregular expenditure denied
National
/ 7 June 2023

Eskom’s partial exemption from irregular expenditure denied

Godongwana’s decision follows 56 public comments covering a broad spectrum of accounting, auditing, governance, legal principles and public interest issues that were raised

By Mandisa Nyathi
Eskom U-turn on energy state of disaster and utility’s exemption
Business
/ 5 April 2023

Eskom U-turn on energy state of disaster and utility’s exemption

The two interventions have received major blowback with critics accusing the government of undermining public oversight

By Sarah Smit
Tottenham Hotspurs R1 billion tourism deal ‘invalid and unlawful’
Sport
/ 24 March 2023

Tottenham Hotspurs R1 billion tourism deal ‘invalid and unlawful’

Tourism MInister Patricia de Lille said the mooted partnership with the English football team was also unconstitutional

By Khaya Koko
Eskom claws back control over ‘critical’ procurement
Business
/ 13 May 2022

Eskom claws back control over ‘critical’ procurement

The treasury’s relaxation of procurement rules will allow the state utility to attend to its ageing power stations far quicke

By Sarah Smit
Treasury lifts tender ban but new regulations have ‘unintended consequences’
National
/ 13 May 2022

Treasury lifts tender ban but new regulations have ‘unintended consequences’

Government department accounting officers can now authorise contract deviations that previously had to go through the treasury

By Khaya Koko, Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
National Treasury sued for R63 million for nonpayments
National
/ 20 April 2022

National Treasury sued for R63 million for nonpayments

The liquidators of Double Ring wants an order forcing treasury to get government departments to pay invoices on time

By Khaya Koko
Millions of rand lost as SANDF returns unauthorised Cuban Covid-19 drug
National
/ 26 January 2022

Millions of rand lost as SANDF returns unauthorised Cuban Covid-19 drug

Remedial action against officials suspected of wrongdoing must be taken, says the ministerial task team investigating the defence department

By Eunice Masson
Public procurement law is not the problem – people are
National
/ 11 January 2022

Public procurement law is not the problem – people are

The Zondo report delves into South Africa’s procurement web, as it tries to figure out why state-owned entities were able to be captured

By Sarah Smit
Eskom moving away from monopoly it has held for 99 years, De Ruyter says
Business
/ 15 December 2021

Eskom moving away from monopoly it has held for 99 years, De Ruyter says

Eskom’s unbundling is underway, with the transmission unit of the utility set to be operational in 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary

By Anathi Madubela
Top cop arrest blitz is imminent for R100m crime intelligence graft
National
/ 18 November 2021

Top cop arrest blitz is imminent for R100m crime intelligence graft

SAPS top brass in sights for R100m security equipment corruption while spying on ANC and students

By Khaya Koko
Madikizela explains how monies were exchanged in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela memorial scandal
Politics
/ 15 October 2021

Madikizela explains how monies were exchanged in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela memorial scandal

Eastern Cape’s head of public works Babalo Madikizela has hit back at Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, saying she had no authority to investigate him

By Lizeka Tandwa
Squabbles put army hospital in ICU
National
/ 14 August 2021

Squabbles put army hospital in ICU

1 Military Hospital is in a serious state of disrepair and the report of a forensic investigation into who is to blame for the mess remains under wraps

By Eunice Masson and Erika Gibson
Hawks move on R3.4-billion in corruption cases referred by SIU
National
/ 6 July 2021

Hawks move on R3.4-billion in corruption cases referred by SIU

The Hawks and the NPA want to boost forensic investigative capacity to get back more money lost to corruption

By Paddy Harper
Mkhize advised by lawyers to not meet parliament’s health committee
Politics
/ 4 June 2021

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

By Chris Gilili and Eunice Masson
National Arts Council surplus policy ‘breaks Act’
Friday
/ 6 May 2021

National Arts Council surplus policy ‘breaks Act’

A funding policy loophole seems to be encouraging feeding at the trough at the NAC

By Lloyd Gedye
Hawks swoop down with more arrests in R1.4-billion corruption blitz
National
/ 22 October 2020

Hawks swoop down with more arrests in R1.4-billion corruption blitz

The spate of arrests for corruption continues apace in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape.

By Khaya Koko
Hawks eye ANC politicians next
Politics
/ 1 October 2020

Hawks eye ANC politicians next

Top cop says more big players will be added to the list of accused as the state prepares to go to court

By Sabelo Skiti
Hawks arrest Free State ‘asbestos project’ players
National
/ 30 September 2020

Hawks arrest Free State ‘asbestos project’ players

Businessman Edwin Sodi and senior civil servants are among those arrested over the R200-million theft of state funds

By Sabelo Skiti
Amatola Water boss charged with organising protests
National
/ 4 September 2020

Amatola Water boss charged with organising protests

Amatola Water has charged its suspended chief executive, Vuyo Zitumane, for allegedly manipulating procurement processes and orchestrating protests against the board by the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) to disrupt Amatola’s operations

By Paddy Harper
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