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DA wants Scopa to summon new SAA CEO Thomas Kgokolo

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Thomas Kgokolo was appointed to the position on Wednesday night but the official opposition is not happy about the appointment.

  • FILE: Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter at a briefing on 31 January 2020. Picture: Bonga Dlulane/EWN

    Scopa slams Eskom board for delaying probe into racism claims against De Ruyter

    The committee had been requested to suspend its probe because the state-owned power utility was conducting its own internal investigation into the matter.

    15 days ago
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    SAA has received R7.8bn for implementation of business rescue plan, Scopa told

    Rescue practitioner, Siviwe Dongwana, said that the restructuring was moving ahead smoothly.

    28 days ago
  • Steinhoff's offices in Stellenbosch. Picture: Supplied.

    Steinhoff forensic report will help move case forward, says NPA's Batohi

    The forensic report is being compiled by PWC, the same accounting firm that was appointed by Steinhoff’s new board to find out what went wrong at the company.

    36 days ago
  • Deputy President David Mabuza visits the Biovac Institute in Midrand on 2 March 2021. Picture: GCIS.

    Don't politicise and racialise corruption at Eskom - Mabuza

    The deputy president said they wanted to get to the bottom of all corruption claims at Eskom, but would not focus on race.

    42 days ago
  • Picture: @DenelSOC/Twitter

    MPs flay Denel for supplying weapons in Yemen conflict

    Scopa member Sakhumzi Somyo has also questioned Denel on how much it made from Yemen arms sales.

    43 days ago
  • Pravin Gordhan. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Transnet's state capture past must be separated from current regime - Gordhan

    While the minister said that the state entity was starting to reposition itself, it still had a dark cloud hanging over it as it dealt with the consequences of dodgy tenders in the past.

    44 days ago
  • FILE: Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter at a briefing on 31 January 2020. Picture: Bonga Dlulane/EWN

    Scopa to probe claims of Eskom CEO De Ruyter purging black suppliers

    The investigation will also include procurement and contract management in general.

    50 days ago
  • FILE: A view inside the Prasa repair depot on 28 May 2018, where trains are fixed, renovated and parts are shipped off for off-site repairs. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News

    Prasa to launch skills audit in bid to remove deadwood from workforce

    The Scopa hearing follows two years in which Prasa got two consecutive disclaimers from the Auditor-General. The rail agency is also the government entity with the highest irregular expenditure at over R1 billion rand.

    51 days ago
  • FILE: Scopa chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa. Picture: @MkhulekoHlengwa/Twitter

    Scopa to grill struggling SOEs over 'grim' audit outcomes

    Eskom, Transnet, the SABC all got qualified audit opinions. Even worse, disclaimers were issued for Denel and Prasa.

    78 days ago
  • FILE: Vaccines arriving from India are transported from the aircraft to a truck at OR Tambo International Airport on 1 February 2021 before being taken to a secure location for quality assurance checks. Picture: GCIS

    Scopa wants details of govt's vaccine rollout tender to prevent corruption

    Scopa said the distribution of the vaccine was a turning point in the fight against COVID-19 and the country could not afford the recurrence of maladministration and fraud in the tender process.

    79 days ago
  • FILE: Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya. Picture: Facebook.com

    Govt's anti-corruption task team probing over 200 cases, Scopa hears

    The anti-corruption task team said that it was making major inroads in the fight against corruption.

    163 days ago
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    Gordhan: SAA too important & strategic to be allowed to fail again

    Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said that SAA still had a role to play in the country’s economy and allocating it R10.5 billion was a better option than liquidation.

    169 days ago
  • FILE: The SABC headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: Supplied.

    Scopa willing to work with SABC to rectify AG's adverse findings

    Scopa slammed the SABC's lack of planning relating to supply chain and contract management.

    181 days ago
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE). Picture AFP

    Hawks' Lebeya expects more COVID-19 procurement corruption arrests this week

    Hawks head Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya said that the Hawks were dealing with a huge influx of cases, with Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu’s special report on COVID-19 corruption highlighting 80,000 exceptions or illegal payments that needed to be followed up.

    185 days ago
  • Eskom's Megawatt Park offices in Johannesburg on 12 March 2015. Picture: EWN

    Eskom making strides in recovering billions in contract overpayments, Scopa told

    Eskom acting head of legal, Bartlett Hewu, said that they had managed to recoup some money from other contracts.

    188 days ago
  • FILE: Eskom's Megawatt Park in Johannesburg on 12 March 2015. Picture: EWN

    SIU looks to recover R8bn through civil litigation linked to corruption at Eskom

    The unit on Wednesday updated the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on its investigations at the power utility, which got underway over two years ago.

    190 days ago
  • FILE: Eskom's headquarters at Megawatt Park in Johannesburg. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN

    SIU identifies 5,523 Eskom officials for disciplinary action in graft probes

    The SIU has referred more than 5,500 officials to Eskom to face disciplinary proceedings for, among other things, failing to declare their financial interests, including a number of employees red-flagged after lifestyle audits.

    191 days ago
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