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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Makwetu: Municipal, state accountants failing to follow PFMA
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says that the levels of adherence to audit recommendations are poor.
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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.
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DA: Govt must cut wasteful expenditure
The opposition says the SIU estimates SA loses R30bn a year due to waste and corruption.
