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SABC never wants to ask for money again - CFO Yolande van Biljon
The public broadcaster has in the past struggled to generate revenue and was in constant need of bailouts.
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Scopa wants revival of inquiry into corruption at DWS
Friday’s Scopa meeting followed Minister Lindiwe Sisulu’s appointment of Advocate Terry Motau to lead fraud and corruption investigations into the department and its water boards.
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Scopa: Beit Bridge border fence anchored in corruption, abuse
Members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) believe the fence, valued at R37 million, was not fulfilling the role it was intended to, calling it a waste of money.
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How did you spend the R10bn? Scopa wants details from SAA BRPs
Scopa said R10 billion has been spent on operations since January and the practitioners were expected to have completed their working in March.
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Scopa gives SAA BRPs 25 days to finalise rescue plan
Five months since beginning the mammoth task, SAA’s BRPs are yet to table a final business rescue plan for the troubled airline.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: SA must continue to defend itself from arms deal tactics
The background to the arms deal points to the failure of our democratic institutions, particularly Parliament, to exercise oversight over the executive account, while other institutions failed to hold the corrupt to account, writes Judith February.
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Eskom board gets a tongue lashing from Scopa
The Eskom board’s appearance before Scopa didn’t get off to a good start, with MPs expressing their dissatisfaction with the quality of information they had presented.
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Gordhan: Liquidating SAA will have disastrous consequences
Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday briefed Scopa about the state of affairs at SAA following a parliamentary oversight visit to the airline last year.
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Eskom board accused of dereliction of duty after failing to appear before Scopa
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and other executives honoured Tuesday’s meeting to give an update following last year's oversight visit by MPs.
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Scopa to table Parly resolution to declare former Prasa board delinquent
The committee said this would prevent their appointment on any other boards in future.
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De Lille: Govt depts & municipalities to pay Eskom directly
The minister said departments currently owed it R3.4 billion in relation to municipal services including electricity.
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De Lille briefs Scopa on billions owed to Eskom
Minister Patricia de Lille and officials from the department were at pains to explain to members of Scopa the ongoing problem and plan to resolve the matter of non-payment.
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Parliament to request meeting with SAA’s business rescue practitioners
Public Enterprises portfolio committee chairperson Khaya Magaxa said the committee needed a well-thought-out strategy to oversee state-owned enterprises like SAA instead of an 'ad hoc and crisis led approach'.
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DA welcomes move to place SAA under business rescue
An announcement is expected soon on the appointment of business practitioners to see through the arduous process.
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Scopa to visit SAA's headquarters over delay in sumbitting financial statements
SAA will face tough questions from members of Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts during their oversight visit to the embattled airline’s headquarters on Thursday.
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Jabu Mabuza: Money owed to Eskom by municipalities continues to rise
Eskom board chairperson Jabu Mabuza said overdue debt owed to the company stood at only R1.3 billion in 2013. Fast forward six years, that figure now stands at nearly R30 billion.
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Troubled SAA desperately needs cash injection
It’s up to Treasury and the Public Enterprises Department to decide on a lifeline for the airline which has managed to fly out of a recent strike but not out of its financial woes.
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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.
