The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) spent a large amount of money on travel in the 2017/18 financial year. In recent months Judges Matter and journalist Niren Tolsi have been raising troubling questions about the management of the Office of the Chief Justice. This high travel bill reinforces their concerns. We sent questions to..
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Chief Justice’s office rack up a whopping travel bill of R114m in merely one year and now questions arise of how this could even be possible
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How ANC- government officials spend taxpayers hard earned money on extravagant cars
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A Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs apparently wasn’t happy with the list of cars that Treasury negotiated bulk discounts on. So he asked Treasury for permission to purchase a Volvo XC90D4, at a cost of R1,118,352 to the public purse. The reason for the request was “National Treasury Transversal Contract RT57-2016/2017 does..
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The cheek of it all, eh? – Major municipalities set for 15% hike in electricity tariffs
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Fresh from securing a 9.41% tariff increase in March, Eskom are now targeting municipalities with a 15.63% hike. The greed at Eskom has expanded yet again this week, after the City of Johannesburg confirmed that a 15.63% tariff hike is set to come into force. In an official statement, Mayor Herman Mashaba lambasts energy regulator..
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Unpaid Alex school subsidy could lead to Lesufi’s arrest – school alleges they were deprived of their 2016 subsidy for unexplained reasons
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The High Court in Johannesburg has ruled that Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi and his department contravened a court order attained after they allegedly did not pay annual subsidies owed to the Liberty Community College in Alexandra township. Failure to pay the subsidy could now lead to Lesufi’s arrest, IOL reports. The department will also..
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Destruction of South Africa, 25 Years of destruction proves the ANC cannot govern or grow the economy: Protests, looting, arson, killings and the list is growing day by day
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During the Parliamentary debate on Fiscal Framework 2019/20: Over the last quarter of a century, the ANC has shown again and again that it cannot govern or grow the economy. Only a change in government can rectify the situation. Until that happens, all attempts to cut state expenditure, like the announcement about reducing the salaries..
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Cope says Cyril Ramaphosa and ministers must pay for fuel to feel our pain, so we can call for #Nofuelbudget, that will surely save South Africa some money
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Just hours after the latest petrol price hike kicked in on Wednesday, the Congress of the People (Cope) suggested that President Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet ministers pay for their own fuel to feel the financial impact being endured by citizens. The party said in a statement that the day the president and his cabinet..
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The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse lays the blame on the government for petrol price increase, and we all feel the same way, the ANC GOVERNMENT ARE USELESS, but be warned, you might get a surprise with in the next two months
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Ten years ago, it was a lot easier to own a car than it is now. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has pointed the finger to the government’s maladministration and mismanagement as the reason behind April’s petrol price increase. The organisation’s portfolio manager for energy, Ronald Chauke, revealed that we would be paying much..
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SA taxpayers will now have to fork out an extra R9 million over the next three years, in the face of tough economic challenges, to sustain the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s lavish lifestyle
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The budget for Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s royal household has become a sticking point over the years.
As KwaZulu-Natal’s Treasury continues to trim the fat within the provincial fiscus in line with Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s austerity measures, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s royal household budget will see an estimated increase of about R9 million over the next three years, bringing his overall budget allocation to R75 million.
KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Belinda Scott delivered the provincial Budget for the medium-term expenditure in the Legislature in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday afternoon.
Over R130 billion has been allocated in the fiscus for the 2019/2020 budget period.
The budget for King Zwelithini’s royal household has become a sticking point over the years, with an outcry over what the money for this item in the fiscus gets used for in the face of tough economic challenges.
For the 2019/2020 budget period, the royal house budg
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When it came to a choice between helping pensioners, who are struggling to make ends meet or bailing out South African Express Airways, the ANC and EFF chose to bail out the latter
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The DA proposed five amendments to the Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B35-2018] to support senior citizens, improve road maintenance and improve rail transport. The political party specifically proposed an increase in the appropriation of Department of Social Development [Vote No. 17] of R1.2 billion to provide the 3.5 million beneficiaries of the old age grant with..
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Parliament confirms that there will be no VAT reduction for three years
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Anyone hoping for a VAT reduction in the near future – all of us, really – will be left disappointed following Tuesday’s decision.
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BREAKING NEWS:- SAA has already eaten through more than half of its R5 billion bailout
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South African Airways seems to be a bottomless pit. South African Airways (SAA) has already spent more than half of its recently approved R5 billion government bailout.
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What a shock, look here how much the municipal top management earn, and you are paying them:- The ‘Fat Cats’ of this country’s Municipalities
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Senior municipal managers, those in charge of high ‘ranking’ areas, will indeed earn more than President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Eskom announces retrenchments, but experts say that it wont make any difference to its financial situation
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In an effort to cut costs, Eskom announced that certain executives will be retrenched. There are currently 25 executives with more than 400 senior officials and general managers. Eskom has employed over 16,000 additional staff over the last 10 years and currently has 207 more senior staff than 17 years ago. It is not known..
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Pensioners from all over demand increase to deal with high cost of living
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CAPE TOWN – A group of pensioners from Pietermaritzburg is accusing the government of ignoring them.
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Is this Patricia de Lille’s farewell present:- She approves R4.5 million budget for Cape Town’s Festival of Lights
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The question being: is it ethically sound to spend R4.5 million on one night of partying, while those less fortunate struggle to survive under the very same flashing lights?
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