Public works
SA plans $20.5bn of public works to spur economy - Mashatile
The projects would focus on areas such as railways, ports, energy, information technology, water and sanitation and housing, he added.
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De Lille reveals over 3,000 Public Works employees do business with dept
Patricia De Lille says more needs to be done to ensure people who work for the state don't do business with the department.
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Public Works warns of fraudulent tender scam
The department says about 50 businesses have been falsely notified of winning tenders.
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Govt proposes changes to Expropriation Bill
The department of public works complained that the Bill excluded the right to go to court.
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Public Works launches anti-fraud campaign
The dept has warned of fraudsters claiming to be government officials & ordering goods without paying.
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‘Public Works dept has been stabilised’
A review of leases by Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi’s dept has led to savings of billions of rands.
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Landowners can challenge expropriation bill
Govt says the bill aims to set out a clear and fair process to be followed when land is expropriated.
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Public Works official suspended over Nkandla
Itumeleng Molosi pleaded guilty to irregularly appointing contractors and flouting procurement procedures.
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Nxesi slams 'shocking' irregular expenditure of his dept
Nxesi has confirmed his dept has misspent R34.9 billion dating as far back as 2001.
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Public Works welcomes latest dismissal
A former director in the department's prestige unit was dismissed following a probe by the SIU.
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Team to probe construction sector safety
Minister Mildred Oliphant says two construction workers are involved in accidents every week.
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Ravensmead school to be fenced off
Earlier this week, 15-year-old Lee Adams’s decapitated body was discovered in one of the classrooms.
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Ravensmead School to be demolished
Public Works says plans are not yet in place, but they are in talks to build a community day clinic.
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Public Works property arm under scrutiny
The DA wants the Public Works property management arm put under administration.
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Dept welcomes property syndicate bust
Sayed Hoosen Mia and two officials were charged with fraud after a R40m property scam.
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R3.5bn of taxpayers' money wasted
Public Works Dept has racked up a bill of more than R3.5 billion in irregular spending.
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DA: Nxesi 'burying' Nkandla Report
Thulas Nxesi says the DA will see the report once it’s been considered by the Committee on Intelligence.
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Public Works corruption report due soon
Scopa members hope it'll reveal the extent of the rot in the department.
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Public Works financial affairs questioned
Minister Thulas Nxesi will meet with Scopa to discuss his department’s spending habits.
