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SAA management pulls out of Scopa meeting
SAA was on Wednesday evening expected to submit further information to Parliament’s finance watchdog on why it failed to submit its annual financial statements for two years.
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It’s not all blue skies for SAA as Scopa now wants it to account
While SAA makes plans to recover from a bruising wage strike, Scopa has slammed it for what it calls a total disregard of parliamentary process.
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Strike the only way to make SAA listen to grievances, say unions
Three thousand workers belonging to Numsa and the South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) are expected to embark on a strike over wages and job cuts on Friday.
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Ministers no-show at Parly meeting over money owed to Eskom
Eskom is in crisis and owed billions in municipal debt but not one minister was available to brief the watchdog over public spending, Scopa.
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ANC in talks with opposition over Scopa chairperson position
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule said the party wanted to continue the long-standing tradition of appointing an opposition MP to the position.
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ANC's first Scopa chair in DA-run govt ready to work
The ANC nominated Lulama Mvimbi to become Scopa chairperson after the offer from the DA.
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War of words erupts between Public Works Minister & Scopa over CFO post
Scopa’s investigation into the appointment of Boitumelo Cox Mokgoro has been suspended due to procedural flaws in how it handled a report on the matter by the Public Service Commission.
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MPs berates SAPS top brass for lack of transparency in police corruption
National Commissioner Khehla Sitole and his boss Police Minister Bheki Cele appeared before Parliament’s Scopa to brief it on two dodgy contracts.
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Public Works officials grilled over ministerial houses, luxury apartments
On Wednesday, the department briefed Scopa on the maintenance of ministerial houses and the department’s prestige portfolio, which includes luxury apartments.
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Ipid lays bare extent of corruption within SAPS
One of the Ipid's high profile cases is one of corruption involving former commissioner Khomotso Phahlane amounting to R5 billion.
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MPs send ill-prepared Eskom officials back to drawing board
The power utility officials were supposed to brief the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on deviations and expansions.
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Dept of Public Works splurged R500k on braai areas at ministerial houses?
Scopa says that Public Works has paid up to R9 million for a certain minister’s house, while others live in homes that cost R4 million.
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Scopa calls for urgent action against allegedly corrupt Transnet officials
Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama and two other senior executives have until Monday to give reasons why they should not be suspended, after being served suspension notices.
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Scopa wants reports on alleged tender irregularities at SAA
Scopa says it needs a comprehensive report on the SAA group and its subsidiaries and what interventions have been taken to deal with issues plaguing the airline.
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Water & Sanitation officials fail to account to Parly for irregular expenditure
Among the expenditure probed by Scopa, is a drought relief event at Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal, in 2016, at which former President Jacob Zuma was the main speaker.
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[WATCH LIVE] Scopa reviews Sassa's 2016-2017 annual report
Among other things, Sassa is been grilled on whether millions spent on educational events in KZN in December were, in fact, part of campaigning ahead of the ANC’s national conference.
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Scopa to summon ministerial task team over municipal debt
Scopa has resolved to summon the team of ministers that’s trying to find a solution to soaring municipal debt.
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[WATCH LIVE] Scopa hearing on municipal debt
Scopa hears from Eskom, Cogta, Salga and the National Treasury on the country's municipalities and the debt's they owe.
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Scopa blamed for creating impasse over critical SAPS software service cut
Police confirmed on Thursday that FDA had shut down certain systems but contingency plans were being put in place, to ensure operations continue unhindered and service delivery is not affected.
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Godi: Company's threat to halt services for SAPS a national security threat
Scopa's Themba Godi says this is all related to an investigation by Sita into issues of corruption but it raises serious issues about the functioning of the police.
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Scopa seeks answers on contractor ‘holding criminal justice system to ransom’
The contractor is a former police officer who has threatened to switch off the country’s criminal justice system database if his contract isn’t renewed.
