Irregular expenditure
4 Dept of Military Veterans officials on suspension over R125m wasteful spending
Deputy minister of defence and military veterans Thabang Makwetla made the announcement during a media briefing in Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon.
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Water dept dissolves committee meant to probe irregular expenditure
The department has also been a hotbed for corruption and fraudulent activity, which has hampered the smooth delivery of the critical resource, which is guaranteed to citizens in the Constitution.
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EC municipality used COVID-19 relief funds to buy car, AG tells MPs
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke painted a bleak picture of the state of the country’s municipal finances, telling Parliament how municipalities had racked up R26 billion in irregular expenditure.
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Irregular expenditure is sitting at R26bn across 246 of SA's municipalities - AG
Tsakani Maluleke briefed a joint meeting of Parliament and said that figure could be higher if more municipalities submitted their financial statements.
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Mkhize: I did not personally benefit from ‘irregular’ Digital Vibes contract
Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize said a forensic investigation had found that a tender awarded to Digital Vibes contravened tender processes and constituted irregular and wasteful expenditure to the value of R150 million. Mkhize said that he did not benefit from the tender in any way and an investigation was under way.
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Decrease in state's irregular expenditure no reason to celebrate - AG Maluleke
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke said that non-compliance included lack of transparency in procurement and continuation of tenders that were not opened to competitive bidding.
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GDE refutes DA claim of incurring R1bn in irregular expenditure
The DA’s shadow MEC for Education Khume Ramulifho said that according to the Auditor-General, effective steps were not taken to prevent irregular expenditure amounting to more than R1 billion.
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Zondo hears details of irregular tenders, inflated license sales at EOH
"Some of them are obvious because when you go and speak to the project manager who was on the contract, they had no recollection of that subcontract."
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Zondo sets sights on senior FS officials involved in R1bn housing project
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has heard how the Free State was allocated R1 billion for low cost housing and that R400 million of that money was paid without any procurement or agreements.
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Zikala vows action against officials implicated in R29m irregular expenditure
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala has revealed the findings of a two-month-long investigation by provincial treasury into the departments of Education and Social Development.
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2 KZN govt departments rack up R29mn in irregular expenditure
Investigations over the past two months had revealed that officials took advantage of the Disaster Management Act in the purchase of PPEs and blankets in the wake of COVID-19.
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There'll be change in municipalities if leaders held accountable - Salga
The organisation said it would encourage treasury to implement Section 216 of the Constitution to withhold equitable share to address financial misconduct.
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Municipalities' irregular expenditure up by R7bn, now sitting at R32bn - Makwetu
This has been attributed to departures from prescribed regulations a problem that has hogged municipal finances for some time.
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DWS & Human Settlements rack up R5bn in irregular expenditure
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said that irregular expenditure continued to rise in the current financial year.
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Govt officials who flout procurement rules could pay the price, warns AG
The changes to the Public Audit Act mean Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu can refer matters for investigation, demand binding remedial action and issue a certificate of debt to hold accounting officers who fail to act personally liable for funds lost.
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Makwetu reveals govt's irregular expenditure balloons to R62bn
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu called on government leaders to take urgent action to halt the trend, restore accountability and prevent the mismanagement of public funds.
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Makwetu set to reveal audit outcomes for govt depts, SOEs
The audit results are expected to show a rise in irregular expenditure, which amounted to just under R51 billion in 2017/2018.
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Municipalities owed over R100bn, Parliament told
National Treasury chief director TV Pillay told MPs the worst-performing municipalities were also owed a R150 billion in unpaid debt, and this had a serious impact on revenues.
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AG names municipalities most guilty of massive irregular expenditure
National Treasury said the worst-performing municipalities owed a whopping R150 billion in debt.
