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R670k hotel bill for senior official
The Department of Social Development (DSD) is under scrutiny for spending over R670 000 on hotel accommodation for its chief director of communications, Sandy Godlwana, during…
‘Hall of Shame’: R53m spent on a community structure that remains incomplete 14 years later
An ANC-led municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has spent over R50 million on a community hall that remains incomplete after 14 years, sparking outrage among residents who face severe…
R11.5m Digital Vibes funds laundered through bogus cattle sales, SIU says
New evidence in the matter suggests that former health minister Zweli Mkhize and his family received funds funnelled through the sale of cattle and the purchase of a farm
You’re fired: We must drain public sector bloat
The public sector in South Africa is staffed with people – from professions to civil service and bureaucrats – who make citizens dread interacting with their government
The effects of the recent looting on South Africa’s young democracy
Rebuilding is crucial, but democracies cannot allow themselves to be held to ransom by the destruction of anarchists in dictating where public funds should be spent