Wasteful expenditure
Municipality blamed for R43.5m Randfontein old age home being empty for 6 years
Presenter Bongani Bingwa chats to Gauteng Social Development spokesperson Feziwe Ndwayana and the Democratic Alliance (DA)'s Bronwyn Engelbrecht.
Deputy minister of defence and military veterans Thabang Makwetla made the announcement during a media briefing in Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon.
Cosatu’s Matthew Parks said South Africa not only had a debt crisis but was in its worst economic recession in 100 years.
A report has revealed that more than R430 million was paid to service providers between June and August last year on sanitising schools.
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.
Property analysts have raised concerns around wasteful expenditure on the project, saying the Public Works Department appears to have overcapitalized on the renovation.
Department spokesperson Mava Scott says none of the initiatives put forward to deal with the escalating wage bill propose specific numbers for retrenchments.
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.
The city also says the ANC didn’t pay suppliers on time when it was running the city.
Hawks boss Berning Ntlemeza has confirmed four cases, but says they have requested more details from Prasa.
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says the audit has identified key areas where government can operate more efficiently.
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.
Democratic Alliance David Maynier said there are many areas where government can save money.
Democratic Alliance David Maynier said there are many areas where government can save money.
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says that the levels of adherence to audit recommendations are poor.
Makwetu will table audit outcomes for state institutions for the 2015/2016 financial year next month.
The opposition says the SIU estimates SA loses R30bn a year due to waste and corruption.