Municipal headache pills – a whip and self-help situation
South Africa’s municipal crisis is worsening, but there is hope that with greater citizen involvement, matters could be partially reversed.Â
South Africa’s municipal crisis is worsening, but there is hope that with greater citizen involvement, matters could be partially reversed.Â
A great friend who was deeply invested in the industry once told Alec that horseracing attracts Princes and Knaves. The trick is to keep away from the Knaves.
‘According to the Auditor General, in national and provincial departments alone for the year 2017/18, the amount wasted stood at a staggering R2.57bn’, writes Mcebisi Ndletyana.
More than 1,500 company directors awarded government tenders for Covid-19 procurement also received social grants.
Massmart and Standard Bank have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile Parliament has started interviews for the next Auditor-General.
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says his staff are threatened and intimidated when they audit municipalities as the finances of local governments deteriorates.
The health of South Africa’s public finances declined as unauthorised and fruitless and wasteful expenditure ballooned in the absence of reliable, consistent and effective internal controls.
SAA may not be able to continue to operate as a going concern, while the struggling state-owned airline has failed to properly record financial information and the value of assets, according to the Auditor General.
SANRAL appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts to clarify incidents of ‘irregular, fruitless and wasteful’ expenditure.
Donwald Pressly says Hlaudi Motsoeneng is clearly unfit for the job, but somehow he survives court action and a flagrant display of wastage at the SABC.