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Wasteful expenditure

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  • FILE: In June, the commission wrote to the department requesting information on consequence management in respect of audit outcomes for the previous financial year. Picture: dmv.gov.za/

    4 Dept of Military Veterans officials on suspension over R125m wasteful spending

    Deputy minister of defence and military veterans Thabang Makwetla made the announcement during a media briefing in Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon.

    355 days ago
  • FILE: Cosatu's Matthew Parks. Picture: @SACTWU/Twitter.

    Cosatu: 2021 Budget is divorced from the reality for ordinary citizens

    Cosatu’s Matthew Parks said South Africa not only had a debt crisis but was in its worst economic recession in 100 years.

    529 days ago
  • FILE: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited the Helpmekaar Kollege after the school reopened on 18 January 2021. Picture: DBE.

    Heads must roll: Committee wants answers on GDE decontamination expenditure

    A report has revealed that more than R430 million was paid to service providers between June and August last year on sanitising schools.

    564 days ago
  • FILE: KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala. Picture: EWN

    Zikalala declares war on wasteful expenditure in KZN after AG audit results

    On Wednesday, Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu revealed that KZN incurred irregular expenditure of over R12 billion, the highest figure of all provinces and even national government.

    997 days ago
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    Report: Concerns raised over newly refurbished flats for Cabinet ministers

    Property analysts have raised concerns around wasteful expenditure on the project, saying the Public Works Department appears to have overcapitalized on the renovation.

    1414 days ago
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    Public Service Dept to give details on reducing public wage bill

    Department spokesperson Mava Scott says none of the initiatives put forward to deal with the escalating wage bill propose specific numbers for retrenchments.

    1462 days ago
  • FILE: Former Water & Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane stands at the Vaal Dam wall after two sluice gates were opened on 26 February 2017. Picture: EWN

    MPs shocked as Water Dept's irregular expenditure tops R6.5bn

    The Office of the Auditor-General says the department chose not to disclose almost R2,5 billion in other spending decisions that failed to follow the proper prescripts.

    1557 days ago
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    City of Joburg: ANC administration didn't probe wasteful expenditure

    The city also says the ANC didn’t pay suppliers on time when it was running the city.

    2026 days ago
  • FILE: Chairman of the Prasa Board Popo Molefe (center) officiates at a media briefing. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/EWN.

    Prasa lodged over 60 graft complaints with Hawks, MPs told

    Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza has confirmed four cases, but says they have requested more details from Prasa.

    2083 days ago
  • FILE: Auditor-General Thembekile Kimi Makwetu. Picture: AGSA.

    Makwetu: Govt can't afford to waste resources

    Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says the audit has identified key areas where government can operate more efficiently.

    2083 days ago
  • FILE: SANRAL Acting CEO Koos Smit. Picture: nra.co.za.

    Sanral reveals it pays R20m a year to external audit companies

    The state agency's top executives are appearing before Parliament's standing committee on public accounts to explain its wasteful spending identified by the Auditor-General.

    2084 days ago
  • FILE: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan addresing the media during the Mid Term Budget Speech (MTBS) in Imbizo, Parliament in Cape Town.Picture: GCIS

    DA to make proposal to adjust Gordhan's mini budget by over R1bn

    Democratic Alliance David Maynier said there are many areas where government can save money.

    2115 days ago
  • FILE: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan addresing the media during the Mid Term Budget Speech (MTBS) in Imbizo, Parliament in Cape Town.Picture: GCIS

    DA to make proposal to adjust Gordhan's mini budget by over R1bn

    Democratic Alliance David Maynier said there are many areas where government can save money.

    2115 days ago
  • Auditor-General Thembekile Kimi Makwetu. Picture: AGSA.

    Makwetu: Municipal, state accountants failing to follow PFMA

    Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says that the levels of adherence to audit recommendations are poor.

    2139 days ago
  • Auditor-General Thembekile Kimi Makwetu. Picture: AGSA.

    Makwetu: State compliance with recommendations not at acceptable level

    Makwetu will table audit outcomes for state institutions for the 2015/2016 financial year next month.

    2139 days ago
  • The DA's David Ross, Mmusi Maimane and Dion George discuss wasteful expenditure in Parliament on 21 October 2014. Picture: Giovanna Gerbi/EWN.

    DA: Govt must cut wasteful expenditure

    The opposition says the SIU estimates SA loses R30bn a year due to waste and corruption.

    2854 days ago
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