The Standing Committee on Public Accounts is concerned about corruption at the Department of Water and Sanitation and wants prosecutions. (Ian Waldie/Getty Images) The Standing Committee on Public Accounts is concerned about corruption at the Department of Water and Sanitation and wants prosecutions.The Special Investigations Unit has already referred 36 cases to the National Prosecuting…
IFP MP and chairperson of Scopa Mkhuleko Hlengwa. (Jan Gerber) The Department of Water and Sanitation and its entities saw irregular expenditure grow by R1.4 billion in 2018/2019, and fruitless and wasteful expenditure by R208 million.The Auditor-General of South Africa gave the department an unqualified audit opinion with findings.The Standing Committee on Public Accounts wants…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…