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Standing Committee On Public Accounts

Rising debt, inefficiencies are draining South Africa’s fiscus, finance committees say
Business
/ 10 March 2025

Rising debt, inefficiencies are draining South Africa’s fiscus, finance committees say

The chairs of parliament’s finance committees say the country is on a fiscal cliff and the minister has to make difficult choices in his budget this week

By Aarti Bhana
Political parties slate defence department, Denel after SIU uncovers procurement irregularities
Politics
/ 29 January 2025

Political parties slate defence department, Denel after SIU uncovers procurement irregularities

In one Special Investigating Unit inquiry, Denel was paid more than R8 billion by Armscor for 264 Badger vehicles but only produced a fraction of those

By Busi Lethole
Prasa faces R5.1 billion legal case for unpaid debts
National
/ 19 November 2024

Prasa faces R5.1 billion legal case for unpaid debts

The rail agency has ignored a Pretoria high court-ordered report for it to pay its contractor

By Khaya Koko
R120 million and 12 years later, eThekwini delivers three substandard houses to residents of Inanda’s Stop 8
Politics
/ 29 October 2024

R120 million and 12 years later, eThekwini delivers three substandard houses to residents of Inanda’s Stop 8

The Auditor General of South Africa said the project cost had ballooned by R143 million because of poor planning and project management

By Paddy Harper
Debt-ridden Transnet needs to improve operations, auditor general warns
Business
/ 4 September 2024

Debt-ridden Transnet needs to improve operations, auditor general warns

The state-owned company cannot continue relying on debt for operating cash and was at risk of not meeting repayments at the present rate

By Emsie Ferreira
Government complicit in crime at Eskom, brigadier says
National
/ 15 November 2023

Government complicit in crime at Eskom, brigadier says

Jaap Burger suggested there was resistance to tackling syndicates in a concerted manner

By Emsie Ferreira
Calib Cassim: Eskom aims to cap load-shedding at stage four
National
/ 7 November 2023

Calib Cassim: Eskom aims to cap load-shedding at stage four

The acting chief executive said it was imperative to bridge the gap of 4000 to 6000 megawatts of dispatchable capacity

By Emsie Ferreira
SIU accuses De Ruyter of maladministration
National
/ 12 September 2023

SIU accuses De Ruyter of maladministration

Andy Mothibi tells MPs the former Eskom CEO could face legal action

By Emsie Ferreira
All state capture employees are gone, says Eskom
National
/ 20 June 2023

All state capture employees are gone, says Eskom

Scopa was also told by the company’s legal head that André de Ruyter’s explosive television interview did not bring the utility into disrepute

By Des Erasmus
Municipalities still stalling on Special Investigating Unit recommendations
Politics
/ 13 June 2023

Municipalities still stalling on Special Investigating Unit recommendations

The Special Investigating Unit is owed R986 million by the state institutions it has investigated

By Des Erasmus
How Eskom’s ‘besieged’ execs talk to the public
Opinion
/ 7 June 2023

How Eskom’s ‘besieged’ execs talk to the public

The language used to describe Eskom’s crisis and the ways in which the utility’s management have divided into opposing camps offers fascinating insights

By Ian Siebörger
‘Rogue’ Denel board snubs parliament
Politics
/ 6 June 2023

‘Rogue’ Denel board snubs parliament

Not a single member of the state-owned weapons manufacturer, which has received taxpayer funded bailouts of R9 billion, put in an appearance at the meeting

By Des Erasmus
Scopa to tell De Ruyter to submit Eskom intelligence report
Politics
/ 26 May 2023

Scopa to tell De Ruyter to submit Eskom intelligence report

The decision came after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security adviser, Sydney Mufamadi, said the former CEO never told him the report implicated a senior ANC politician in corruption at the utility

By Emsie Ferreira
Scopa to recall former Eskom boss André de Ruyter
National
/ 24 May 2023

Scopa to recall former Eskom boss André de Ruyter

The parliamentary committee will also call Business Unity South Africa’s head to talk about the intelligence probe the former chief executive initiated

By Emsie Ferreira
De Ruyter’s truth is stranger than fiction
Opinion
/ 18 May 2023

De Ruyter’s truth is stranger than fiction

Instead of meeting engineers, the former Eskom chief executive was busy with his ghostwriters

By Paddy Harper
Gordhan refutes claims he knew about Eskom intelligence report
National
/ 17 May 2023

Gordhan refutes claims he knew about Eskom intelligence report

The public enterprises minister says the former Eskom board chairperson, Malegapuru Makgoba, misled and misinformed parliament and the public

By Eunice Masson
Eskom load-shedding a second phase of state capture, says Gordhan
National
/ 17 May 2023

Eskom load-shedding a second phase of state capture, says Gordhan

The public enterprises minister appears before parliament’s standing committee on public accounts regarding corruption at the power utility

By Eunice Masson
Battle for the truth about Eskom
National
/ 12 May 2023

Battle for the truth about Eskom

Ex-Eskom boss and former chairperson deny the intelligence on the ANC’s complicity in graft at the utility was withheld

By Khaya Koko and Emsie Ferreira
Gordhan called for intelligence ops at Eskom: Makgoba
National
/ 10 May 2023

Gordhan called for intelligence ops at Eskom: Makgoba

The former Eskom chairperson said a maligned investigation initiated by former CEO Andre de Ruyter was first mooted by the minister

By Emsie Ferreira
D-Day for ANC as De Ruyter appears before parliament committee
Analysis
/ 26 April 2023

D-Day for ANC as De Ruyter appears before parliament committee

The former Eskom boss has alleged that two senior ANC leaders are involved in corruption at the mismanaged, looted and sabotaged power utility

By Des Erasmus
RAF board ‘not fit for purpose’, must be dismissed, Scopa chair says
National
/ 20 April 2023

RAF board ‘not fit for purpose’, must be dismissed, Scopa chair says

The Road Accident Fund has been in a tussle with the auditor general over the use of accounting standards.

By Mandisa Ndlovu
De Ruyter ready to appear before parliamentary committee
National
/ 30 March 2023

De Ruyter ready to appear before parliamentary committee

The former Eskom chief executive has accepted an invitation to make submissions to the standing committee on public accounts

By Emsie Ferreira
Eskom, SAA probes for parliament?
National
/ 20 March 2023

Eskom, SAA probes for parliament?

MPs must find a way to handle André de Ruyter’s allegations and a protected disclosure accusing Pravin Gordhan of wrongdoing in the SAA sale

By Emsie Ferreira
Eskom warns of power instability, highlights corruption at failing plants
National
/ 24 January 2023

Eskom warns of power instability, highlights corruption at failing plants

Parliament’s Scopa wants Eskom to provide a “road map” for when load-shedding will end, saying the committee cannot hold the state-owned entity accountable without a timeline

By Eunice Masson
Eskom ‘unaware’ of security agency’s request for vetting information about André de Ruyter
National
/ 30 November 2022

Eskom ‘unaware’ of security agency’s request for vetting information about André de Ruyter

The power utility says it is inaccurate to suggest that it has deliberately delayed the vetting process for its executives

By Eunice Masson
Parliament’s Scopa may subpoena State Security Agency over vetting of SOE employees
Politics
/ 16 November 2022

Parliament’s Scopa may subpoena State Security Agency over vetting of SOE employees

The tide is turning, impunity is no longer a given, says national prosecutions boss Shamila Batoyi

By Eunice Masson
Prasa waiting for court order to secure return of 23 tall locomotives — Ramatlakane
National
/ 30 March 2022

Prasa waiting for court order to secure return of 23 tall locomotives — Ramatlakane

The Spanish locomotives procured in an infamous state capture deal will be adjusted to run on local railway lines in an agreement designed to ensure the company recovers R1-billion of the money it lost

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa denies knowledge of abuse of public funds for party elections
Politics
/ 14 February 2022

Ramaphosa denies knowledge of abuse of public funds for party elections

The president, in a letter to a watchdog parliamentary committee, confirmed the authenticity of a leaked recording in which the problem is discussed, but said he was talking only to allegations made publicly by others

By Emsie Ferreira
Public protector to investigate president
Politics
/ 28 January 2022

Public protector to investigate president

ANC MP Mervyn Dirks has asked Busisiwe Mkhwebane to investigate Ramaphosa’s ‘failure to report corruption’

By Paddy Harper and Emsie Ferreira
Zondo: Why South Africa urgently needs a functional National Prosecuting Authority
Politics
/ 5 January 2022

Zondo: Why South Africa urgently needs a functional National Prosecuting Authority

If the four-year Zondo inquiry into state capture is to be worth a billion rand, the NPA has to bring those who looted the country to book. Yet it has performed inadequately for more than a decade

By Athandiwe Saba
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
Nxesi says employment and labour department must ‘talk less’ and do more
Business
/ 9 June 2021

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

By Eunice Masson
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