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  • FILE: Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Commissioner Khehla Sitole. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    1299 days ago
  • FILE: Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    1313 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS.

    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.

    1356 days ago
  • FILE: Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    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.

    1369 days ago
  • FILE: A screengrab of Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) chairperson Themba Godi. Picture: YouTube.

    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.

    1370 days ago
  • FILE: Former Scopa chairperson Themba Godi. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    1374 days ago
  • Picture: Facebook.com

    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.

    1374 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    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.

    1446 days ago
  • FILE: Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu. Picture: GCIS

    [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.

    1461 days ago
  • A screengrab of Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) chairperson Themba Godi.

    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.

    1466 days ago
  • A screengrab of Scopa chairperson Themba Godi at a meeting in Parliament.

    [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.

    1467 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    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.

    1507 days ago
  • FILE: Scopa chairperson Themba Godi. Picture: GCIS

    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.

    1507 days ago
  • FILE: Former Scopa chairperson Themba Godi. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    1508 days ago
  • FILE: Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    ‘Years of leadership instability played major role’ in dept's financial shambles

    The Department of Water and Sanitation and its water boards racked up R4.5 billion in irregular expenditure during the 2016/17 financial year.

    1517 days ago
  • FILE: Scopa chairperson Themba Godi. Picture: GCIS.

    Parliament gearing to launch water ministry inquiry

    The Department of Water and Sanitation blew its R14 billion budget by R2 billion but met only 28% of its targets.

    1530 days ago
  • A screengrab of committee chairperson Vincent Smith listening to deliberations in Parliament.

    Scopa threatens Transnet board with removal over no show

    The board has again raised the ire of the Standing Committee of Public Accounts.

    1580 days ago
  • FILE: Transnet Group chief executive Siyabonga Gama. Picture: @follow_transnet/Twitter

    Transnet board set to appear before Scopa

    It's the first delegation to be subpoenaed by this committee after snubbing an invitation to a special meeting in December.

    1580 days ago
  • Picture: EWN

    Scopa notes Eskom’s decision to reinstate Koko with concern

    The DA maintains that Koko's disciplinary hearing was a sham and the party has laid criminal charges against him.

    1598 days ago
  • FILE: Former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini appeared before Parliament's Standing Commitee on Public Accounts (Scopa) to discuss the contract to pay social grants. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    Sassa not off the hook yet over grant payments saga

    The Standing Committee on Public Accounts says it condemns Sassa’s incompetence and obfuscation in the matter.

    1621 days ago
  • FILE: Scopa chairperson Themba Godi. Picture: GCIS.

    Scopa to call Steinhoff executives to account

    The company's share price plummeted last week amid concerns about 'accounting irregularities' and possible fraud.

    1623 days ago
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