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eNCA
3 days ago
- Health
- eNCA
Public protector probes GP's poor service delivery and maladministration
JOHANNESBURG - The Public Protector has been reporting back on a series of high profile investigations in Gauteng. A provincial representative of the Protector's office, Vusumuzi Dlamini, appeared before the Gauteng Legislature's Standing Committee on Public Accounts. The Mayibuye school in Thembisa that was found to be a health hazard , the conduct of six public hospitals during the height of the Covid19 in 2020 were among matters he reported on.
Eyewitness News
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
Minister Majodina says SA doesn't have a bulk water crisis, it's a supply problem
CAPE TOWN - Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, said that the country does not have a bulk water crisis; rather, the supply of water is the problem. She said the billions of rand owed by municipalities to water boards could further exacerbate the provision of water. On Tuesday, Majodina appeared before Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) for the first time since the start of this administration. The department said that while there's currently enough raw water supply to meet national demands, there are deficits at the local level. Majodina said that of the 144 water operators in the country, 105 of them are performing dismally, hence the water shortages. 'There's no crisis. When it comes to bulk water supply, we do have, but when it comes to access of water through the taps, there's a challenge.' She added there's only so much intervention the national department can make to ensure local authorities supply communities with water. 'That is why we are bringing reforms, that there must be separation of powers. We cannot be a service authority as well as a service provider.' By the end of April, municipalities owed water boards R25 billion, and Majodina said they were simply not honouring agreements to pay up.
IOL News
28-05-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Collins Letsoalo placed on special leave as CEO of the Road Accident Fund amid corruption allegations
Collins Letsoalo placed on special leave as CEO of the Road Accident Fund amid corruption allegations Letsoalo, who appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) this morning, was suspended with full pay. The Road Accident chief executive, Collins Letsoalo, has been placed on special leave. He has been implicated in several allegations of financial mismanagement and corruption, primarily centred around a controversial R79 million lease deal for the offices in Johannesburg. A preliminary report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) found that Letsoalo interfered with the procurement process by overturning a bid committee's recommendation to favour Mowana Properties, a losing bidder linked to the Government Employees Pension Fund, which ultimately secured the lease agreement.
IOL News
28-05-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Collins Letsoalo suspended as CEO of the Road Accident Fund amid corruption allegations
Letsoalo, who appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) this morning, was suspended with full pay. He has been implicated in several allegations of financial mismanagement and corruption, primarily centred around a controversial R79 million lease deal for the offices in Johannesburg. A preliminary report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) found that Letsoalo interfered with the procurement process by overturning a bid committee's recommendation to favour Mowana Properties, a losing bidder linked to the Government Employees Pension Fund, which ultimately secured the lease agreement.
Eyewitness News
23-05-2025
- Business
- Eyewitness News
SCOPA chair Zibi says time to get budget process back on track
CAPE TOWN - Chairperson of Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) Songezo Zibi says it's time to get the budget process back on track after a value-added tax (VAT) debacle that has derailed two previous attempts to table a budget for the country. In his latest iteration of the budget, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has opted to lift a three-year freeze on increasing the fuel levy instead of raising the standard tax rate. Zibi said the budget debate has become about taxation rather than the realities of spending cuts to key departments such as health and education to fund the R2.5 trillion budget. "The debate around the budget is supposed to be about the order of those priorities - and whether these allocations are sufficient, or to be spent in an efficient manner. We never got the chance to have that discussion. I hope that now there will be an opportunity to do so."
