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.
Patricia De Lille says more needs to be done to ensure people who work for the state don't do business with the department.
The department says about 50 businesses have been falsely notified of winning tenders.
The department of public works complained that the Bill excluded the right to go to court.
The dept has warned of fraudsters claiming to be government officials & ordering goods without paying.
A review of leases by Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi’s dept has led to savings of billions of rands.
Govt says the bill aims to set out a clear and fair process to be followed when land is expropriated.
Itumeleng Molosi pleaded guilty to irregularly appointing contractors and flouting procurement procedures.
Nxesi has confirmed his dept has misspent R34.9 billion dating as far back as 2001.
A former director in the department's prestige unit was dismissed following a probe by the SIU.
Minister Mildred Oliphant says two construction workers are involved in accidents every week.
Earlier this week, 15-year-old Lee Adams’s decapitated body was discovered in one of the classrooms.
Public Works says plans are not yet in place, but they are in talks to build a community day clinic.
The DA wants the Public Works property management arm put under administration.
Sayed Hoosen Mia and two officials were charged with fraud after a R40m property scam.
Public Works Dept has racked up a bill of more than R3.5 billion in irregular spending.
Thulas Nxesi says the DA will see the report once it’s been considered by the Committee on Intelligence.
Scopa members hope it'll reveal the extent of the rot in the department.
Minister Thulas Nxesi will meet with Scopa to discuss his department’s spending habits.