The Presidency came under fire for failing to hold departmental officials to account for not doing their jobs when Scopa, rejected staff changes as an excuse for a qualified audit outcome. Spending in the Presidency was in the spotlight last week when it was revealed that the “spousal office” had spent over R15m (more than […]
Tag: South Africa
South Africa: celebrations for Human Rights day
What follows is a press release issued today, 22 March 2010, by the South African embassy in Rome (Italy).
Euro economies dash SA hopes – busrep.co.za
Eurozone economies including Greece have put a dampener on early optimism about South Africa’s recovery, as Europe remains the country’s biggest trading partner, BoE Private Clients said on Wednesday. The featured appeared on busrep.co.za and it quotes Daryll Owen, chief investment officer for BoE Private Clients. “Currently there are clear stresses in the system, evidenced […]
Too few black and women Directors – BUSA
Blacks and women continue to be grossly under-represented in all directorships and top executive leadership positions in companies listed on the JSE. This is according to a survey by Business Unity SA (Busa) conducted on the demographic and age profile of the top management echelons of all 295 listed companies, which was conducted between April […]
'Slow' South Africa could lose Mercedes contract
Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) is facing a serious challenge from China, the US and possibly other countries over the contracts to produce the successor to the C-Class. Hansgeorg Niefer, MBSA’s president and chief executive, said yesterday it would be “extremely difficult” for MBSA and East London if the company was not awarded the contract to produce […]
Car sales surge as recovery speeds up
New vehicle sales have surged for the second month in a row, supporting evidence that consumer spending is on the mend as the economic recovery gathers momentum. Overall sales leapt 16,2% in the year to last month, accelerating from a 12% increase in January, as demand for passenger cars climbed, an industry body said yesterday. […]
The infrastructure is coming and, with it, the jobs
by Sibusiso Ndebele Minister of Transport and chairman of the infrastructure development cluster Early this week during the infrastructure development cluster media briefing, we announced the government’s plans to improve and expedite infrastructure to boost social and economic development. As signs of economic recovery are showing, we need to make the best out of our […]
Human rights and South Africa's wrongs
by Peter Fabricius Those who have discerned and welcomed very slight improvements in the Zuma administration’s international stance on human rights might have been dismayed by the speech of South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to the Human Rights Council, in Geneva on Monday. It was a template presentation which could […]
'It was like climbing a greasy pole'
Exiting home affairs director general Mavuso Msimang has admitted that he failed to root out rampant corruption in his department during his three-year tenure as a turnaround specialist. “I didn’t really get on top of corruption,” Msimang (68) said in an interview this week. “It’s a difficult one to crack because it requires a comprehensive […]
S.Africa: R2,8million paid for failed rail project
Gauteng government allegedly spent more than R2million on the monorail project that never materialised. The R12billion project was designed to carry 1,5million people from Soweto to Johannesburg daily. The project was initiated by then MEC for public transport, roads and works Ignatius Jacobs and then MEC for finance and economic development Paul Mashatile. Democratic Alliance […]