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SCOPA summons Ditsobotla Municipality to account for its financials
The North West Legislature’s Standing Committee on Provincial Public Accounts (SCOPA) has lambasted the Ditsobotla Local Municipality for failing to…
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Transport Minister Creecy says RAF needs policy & administrative reform
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says the Road Accident Fund (RAF) needs policy and administrative reform. The RAF has been battling…
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SIU recovers over R700 million from tertiary institutions as part of extensive NSFAS probe
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said it’s already recovered almost R700 million from tertiary institutions as part of an extensive…
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SCOPA not pleased with RAF regarding 2020/21 financial report
Parliameant’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has criticised the Road Accident Fund (RAF) for not resolving its dispute with…
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City of Cape Town told Scopa that R50 million had been set aside for land to relocate residents occupying the Central Line
Bosses at the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) and the City of Cape Town are at their wits end…
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Scopa wants Denel board to foot bill for no-show at meeting
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), Parliament’s finance watchdog wants, the Denel board to foot the bill personally for…
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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to appear before SCOPA
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is expected in Parliament on Wednesday. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts wants to hear…
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Scopa to interrogate André de Ruyter’s corruption allegations at Eskom
Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts – Scopa – will on Tuesday begin a two-day process to test corruption allegations…
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Scopa to call Gordhan & Mufamadi to give evidence on alleged corruption at Eskom
Scopa will call Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, the President’s security advisor, Syndey Mufamadi, and Eskom to give evidence on…
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Andre de Ruyter agrees to appear before Scopa over Eskom corruption allegations
Former Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, has agreed to willingly appear before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) to…
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Shamila Batohi: NPA lacks skilled investigators
Law enforcement agencies have again complained to Parliament about the dire shortage of skilled investigators to crack serious organized crime…
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Public Protector clears President Ramaphosa in ANC leaked audio investigation
The office of the Public Protector has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding his remarks heard in a leaked audio. Earlier…
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SIU uncovers 40 000 fraudulent IDs used to renew vehicle licences
The Presidency said over 40,000 ID numbers of deceased people are being used to renew vehicle licences. This was uncovered…
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DP Mabuza concerned about Medupi & Kusile power stations
Deputy President David Mabuza says he is concerned that Eskom has not implemented Scopa recommendations. The suggestions were made back…
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SCOPA’s Hlengwa apologises to Busisiwe Mavuso after heated exchange
SCOPA Chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa has apologized to Eskom board member Busisiwe Mavuso. This comes after Hlengwa and Mavuso got into…
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Eskom board member Busisiwe Mavuso defends her decision to walk out of Scopa meeting
Eskom’s board member Busisiwe Mavuso said if the decision to walk out of a Scopa meeting last week was ‘politics…
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Bantu Holomisa says Ramaphosa must answer for leaked recording
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says President Cyril Ramaphosa must take the nation into his confidence and reveal which departments, municipalities,…
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ANC MP suspension challenge dismissed
The Western Cape High Court has struck an urgent application by ANC MP Mervyn Dirks off the roll. He wanted…
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ANC MP Mervyn Dirks wants court to declare his suspension unlawful & unconstitutional
African National Congress (ANC) member of Parliament (MP) Mervyn Dirks wants the Western Cape High Court to declare his suspension…
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ANC MP suspended after calling for Cyril Ramaphosa to appear before Scopa
The ANC caucus in Parliament on Thursday would not be drawn into commenting on its suspension of MP Mervyn Dirks,…
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SIU makes headway with PPE probes
The Special Investigating Unit seems to be making headway with its investigations into dodgy government tenders for personal protective equipment.…
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SIU and Scopa want greater protection for whistleblowers
Parliament’s finance watchdog Scopa and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) want greater protection of whistleblowers, especially in the PPE corruption…
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Eskom CPO Solly Tshitangano dismissed with immediate effect
Power utility Eskom has dismissed its Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Solly Tshitangano with immediate effect following a guilty verdict in…
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De Lille: Finalising of investigation into Beit Bridge fence a painfully slow process
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille has conceded that finalizing investigations into the Beit Bridge border fence had…
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Eskom board leaders under fire over dodgy contracts
Eskom board executives on Friday came in for a grilling from Parliament’s finance watchdog Scopa over dodgy contracts. Some of…
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Scopa furious after SA Express liquidators fail to show up
The liquidators of failing regional airline SA Express could find themselves officially summoned to appear before Parliament’s Standing Committee on…
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Almost half-a-million spent on minister’s braai
This is contained in a report submitted by the department to parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) following concerns…
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