Mismanagement
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How government abandoned a multi-million-rand community dairy farm
After catastrophic floods, minister Nomakhosazana Meth introduced a mysterious investor to the farm without any due diligence
Nelson Mandela Bay metro ‘failed to act on water crisis’
The dam levels have been low for years, the canal transferring water from the Orange River Project to the storage dam was not repaired and the metro rejected help from the state
Nelson Mandela Bay is on the brink of Day Zero and faces humanitarian disaster
Just a few weeks left until taps run dry in large parts of the metropolitan
Officials implicated in arts council mismanagement will be brought to book — Mthethwa
The National Arts Council vows that every cent from the sector’s Covid-19-relief programme will be disbursed to artists, after auditors uncover maladministration
Political elites, not foreigners, are to blame for South Africa’s problems
What if we told foreigners to voetsek? We have fallen victim to the illusion of scarcity. And we are led to wrongly believe immigrants are a threat
Health workers fight without fuel
Community health workers are at the frontline of the fight against Covid-19 in Gauteng, but many have not been paid for months. Sarah Smit and Paul Botes talked to workers who…
Unethical businesses will face people’s protest
Companies must behave like model democratic citizens if they are to earn and retain society’s social licence to operate
KZN education officials suspended for mismanagement of sanitary-pads project
Unions have welcomed the suspension of three senior officials in KZN’s department of education for mismanagement of a sanitary-pads distribution project
VUT vice-chancellor retires early
Zide’s emails describe a ‘torturous and treacherous working environment’ and a university that is failing to turn itself around
Kenya bothered by a perfect storm
Rains have hit Kenya hard this year but the perilous state of the country’s infrastructure has pushed bureaucrats to tackle corruption
Mpumalanga is another Limpopo
The auditor general has exposed a shocking state of affairs, but the national government is reluctant to intervene.
Mass expulsions ahead of Popcru polls
Popcru members claim the expulsions is intended to prevent them from raising issues of corruption within the union.
Cope at war with itself over election posters
The minutes of a Cope election team meeting reveal a devil’s brew of mistakes, failures and mismanagement in the procurement of campaign materials.
Biodiversity institute clouded by race row
A race row has erupted at the South African National Biodiversity Institute, with allegations of mismanagement, racism and intimidation.
Two more SABC execs face axe
Two senior SABC executives have been placed on special leave pending an investigation arising from allegations made by staff to top management.