Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Public Enterprises addressed major concerns at a media briefing on Eskom today.
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ESKOM is in a pathetic state, now Gordhan takes control of the situation at Eskom, so senior managers need to cancel their leave
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What is big-mouth Juju’s up to, he has a EFF ‘military wing’ and now the SANDF raises concerns
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The South African National Defence Force is not happy with Malema’s private army. Julius Malema, the Commander in Chief of the EFF, may have gone too far with the party’s infamous “military command structure”.
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Let’s have a look at the School fees for 2019: These are the schools facing the biggest increases
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Some of Mzansi’s most well-known educational institutions are cranking up the school fees for 2019. Here’s what you need to know.
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Your money are being spend again:- South Africa’s prisons to be extended to alleviate overcrowding, but there are more and more ‘holiday’ seekers coming
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The Ministry of Correctional Services have announced the extension of four prisons in a bid to tackle overcrowding.
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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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SABC treading on thin ice – SCOPA chases SABC away after the state entity could not provide necessary information about unlawful expenses of R4,9 billion
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Scopa, the parliament’s standing committee for public accounts, chased the team of the SABC away because of the fact that no information could be provided about R4.9 billion unlawful expenses. According to Scopa, the national broadcaster does not have the will or ability to prevent the theft in the entity. The SABC was again given..
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Prasa buys 174 bakkies, minibuses at a cost of more than R57.6 million of taxpayers’ money… just to park them pointlessly, some of the vehicles already have scratches, and others don’t even start any more
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A total of 174 brand-new vehicles, which were all bought more than a year ago at a cost of more than R57.6 million of taxpayers’ money, are gathering dust in the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) headquarters parking area in Hatfield, Pretoria. Two independent sources at the agency have confirmed that the vehicles..
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E-tolls chief Coenie Vermaak says:- Pretoria to Johannesburg commute “could soon take six hours”
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The drive from Johannesburg to Pretoria is a nightmare at the best of times, but according to one executive for the much-maligned e-tolls, things could soon get much worse.
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Some good news for a change, Zuma’s legal bills won’t be footed by the taxpayer, he must cough up R25 million to settle his legal costs
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The Supreme Court in Pretoria ordered that Zuma must pay back the legal costs as well as the legal representative’s income that was initially paid by the state. Zuma’s legal representative is ordered to pay back the R25 million that the state has paid for him. The case is still in court today to be..
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This is the reason why SABC is bankrupt and taxpayers likely to pay more towards TV-licenses in future- Top 3 executives earn packages of more than R12m
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Minister of communication Nomvula Mokonyane revealed on Thursday that the total cost to company of the top three executives at the SABC was R12.1-million. The chief executive officer earns a remuneration package of R 5.1-million‚ the chief operations officer earns R4-million and the chief financial officer earns R3-million. These packages‚ however‚ were “significantly less than..
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Tom Moyane: the devil incarnate! – described himself as the best Sars commissioner in the democratic era even though his mismanagement lead to revenue shortfalls and the country being hit with a VAT increase this year
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Suspended SA Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane attacked the judge heading a commission of inquiry into the tax agency during his reign as irrational and biased, saying murderers and serial rapists would get better treatment. Moyane has described himself as the best Sars commissioner in the democratic era and has rejected accusations that his..
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Chaos at Sars IT, the overhaul will cost R1bn to fix, but it is now on hold!
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A global advisory firm’s overhaul of the South African Revenue Service’s (Sars) modernisation and digitisation programme was not worth the hundreds of millions spent, according to Sars officials testifying before the Nugent Inquiry.
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Consumers are warned of second increase in VAT to make up for shortfalls that were stolen by ANC-politicians
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With the new finance minister set to deliver the medium-term budget policy statement later this month, tax experts have warned of a likely increase in VAT in the coming year. Former SA Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni was sworn in as finance minister this week, following the resignation of Nhlanhla Nene. Bernard Sacks of Mazars,..
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