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Tshwane ANC says not desperate for power in city
The party's chair Kgosi Maepa addressed the media on Thursday on the state of affairs in the city and the recently released Auditor-General's report.
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WC local govt: We don’t owe Eskom a single cent
The last two municipalities that owed the power utility large amounts were the Kannaland and Oudtshoorn municipalities.
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Irregular expenditure in WC up by R502m, AG reveals
Auditor-General Kimi Makwethu on Wednesday revealed that only 18 of the country's 257 municipalities received clean audits in the 2017-18 financial year.
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Call for probe after contracts renewed for companies implicated in tender fraud
This comes after executive council members were told on Tuesday that companies implicated in tender fraud, together with embattled Mayor Zandile Gumede, had their contracts renewed, despite criminal charges laid against their directors.
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WC govt to pursue court battle against AG over Agri Dept audit after elections
The provincial government wants the court to review and set aside the AG’s interpretation of the provincial Agriculture Department's audit outcome.
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City of CT puts measures in place after unqualified audit findings
City officials say three tenders did not clearly specify local content thresholds and this resulted in non-compliance with supply chain management regulations.
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Ramaphosa applying his mind before signing off on bills, says Presidency
The Presidency last month said that President Cyril Ramaphosa was in the final stages of considering eight bills that have been passed by Parliament has since signed two of those bills into law.
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Makwetu: 'Financial outlook for most state-owned entities bleak'
A significant number of parastatal's audits were not completed by the end of September cut-off date because they were still struggling to prove they are going concerns.
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Mbete, Modise ‘deeply concerned’ by reported threats against AG staff
Earlier this week, it emerged that staff members had to face a hostage situation‚ threats from municipal officials.
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'KPMG & Nkonki must show improvement interventions to be reassessed'
The Auditor-General has on Friday told Parliament his office is still not utilising the services of the two companies.
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Auditor-General moving towards paperless technology
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says the entities they audit are also getting more technologically advanced.
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Irregular expenditure: the Top 10 offenders
Which South African government departments racked up the most irregular expenditure?
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DWS paid out R31.5m in bonuses in spite of shaky finances, MPs hear
The decision has been questioned in Parliament, where the office of the Auditor-General has been briefing the water and sanitation oversight committee.
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Sassa annual report reveals R1.7bn irregular expenditure
The Auditor-General says he can’t be sure R1.7 billion is a true reflection of the total irregular expenditure at Sassa because it doesn’t have proper systems in place to ensure it has all be captured.
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AG warns probes could worsen Prasa's financial position
The group has suffered losses of almost R1 billion in the 2016/17 financial year and it’s going concern status is in jeopardy.
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Mkhize: Political interference contributed to collapse of municipalities
Local Government Minister Zweli Mkhize recently announced that only 7% of municipalities in the country were functioning properly.
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[OPINION] Local government in SA is in crisis. How it can be fixed
Nearly a third of South Africa's municipalities are not financially viable.
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AG confirms threats made against audit teams
The office says it’s been forced to withdraw one its teams from the eThekwini Municipality for fear of their safety.
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De Lille: Fake audit report another bid to oust me from DA
Patricia de Lille says she won't only be filing criminal charges against at least two DA members who shared the fake Auditor-General's report.
