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SIU investigates massive UIF fraud involving 6,000 state employees and billions in false claims
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has revealed that its ongoing investigation into Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) fraud has uncovered significant…
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Limpopo Dept under fire for irregular appointments
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing allegations of financial misconduct and irregular appointments of security companies in the Limpopo…
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ActionSA & EFF object to election of RISE Mzansi’s Songezo Zibi as SCOPA chairperson
ActionSA and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have objected to RISE Mzansi president Songezo Zibi’s election as the Standing Committee…
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DA to write to President Ramaphosa over alleged laxity & financial mismanagement at RAF
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will write to President Cyril Ramaphosa demanding intervention over payment delays by the Road…
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SCOPA chair says former PRASA board members should be declared delinquent
The former PRASA board of directors whose decision to cancel security contracts, which contributed to large scale theft and vandalism…
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Investigator who probed Eskom corruption claims apologises to SCOPA for no-shows
After three no-shows, the retired police brigadier who dealt with corruption matters at Eskom has finally appeared in Parliament on…
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Minister Gordhan: No limit to the greed that permeates the whole ecosystem at Eskom
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan called out the greed at Eskom on Tuesday. At a briefing before Parliament’s Standing Committee…
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Pravin Gordhan: Corruption will continue to plague Eskom until ringleaders are arrested
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has lamented the fact that the main culprits driving corruption within Eskom are not behind…
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Rooting out corruption at Eskom remains a challenge, says Pravin Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said that despite the progress made to improve operations at Eskom, corruption remained pervasive. Gordhan…
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Rise Mzansi says Minister Nzimande needs to be held accountable for the corruption & maladministration at NSFAS
Political party Rise Mzansi said the Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, should be held accountable and…
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Hawks & SIU don’t want to be party to David Mabuza’s involvement in alleged Eskom graft
The Hawks and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) refused to be drawn into former Deputy President David Mabuza being named…
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Scopa: Progress being made to relocate people living on Cape Town’s central line
Member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), Alf Lees, said progress was being made with relocating illegal dwellers…
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SCOPA to conduct oversight visit at chaotic RAF
The Road Accident Fund is in the cross-hairs of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) once again. Parliament’s Public…
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Scopa told City of Cape Town not cooperating in relocation of squatters from central line
Deputy Transport Minister Lisa Mangcu says the City of Cape Town is not cooperating when relocating squatters from the central…
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Relocating people living along parts of Cape Town’s central line a challenge, says Prasa
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) said that relocating people living along some parts of the Cape Town…
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Eskom’s legal head against instituting legal proceedings against Andre de Ruyter
Eskom’s legal head Mel Govender said while some of the information contained in André de Ruyter’s tell-all book is “risky”,…
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Mkhuleko Hlengwa insists Hawks investigator must appear before Scopa
Chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) Mkhuleko Hlengwa said that a police investigator dealing with Eskom corruption…
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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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CEO tells Scopa that SAA made a modest profit in past financial year
South African Airways (SAA) says it turned a modest but substantial profit in this past financial year. SAA CEO John…
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Scopa to recall Andre de Ruyter for further questioning on Eskom corruption claims
Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) says it’s not done hearing from former Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, about…
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