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Auditor-General

'Real people drawing fraudulent salaries' — crackdown looms on public sector ghost employees

South Africa

'Real people drawing fraudulent salaries' — crackdown looms on public sector ghost employees

By Victoria O’Regan

‘No problem,’ says Joburg as R1bn tender goes to officials’ families or friends

Maverick News

‘No problem,’ says Joburg as R1bn tender goes to officials’ families or friends

By Ferial Haffajee

Auditor-General sounds alarm on governance crisis in SA’s biggest cities, gives Cape Town the thumbs up

South Africa

Auditor-General sounds alarm on governance crisis in SA’s biggest cities, gives Cape Town the thumbs up

By Victoria O’Regan

How’s your municipality faring? A visual breakdown of the latest municipal audits

South Africa

How’s your municipality faring? A visual breakdown of the latest municipal audits

By Victoria O’Regan

How hyperlocal strategies could revitalise South Africa’s broken local municipalities

South Africa

How hyperlocal strategies could revitalise South Africa’s broken local municipalities

By Richard Morrow

Auditor-General's damning findings reveal Nelson Mandela Bay's struggles with waste and mismanagement

South Africa

Auditor-General's damning findings reveal Nelson Mandela Bay's struggles with waste and mismanagement

By Estelle Ellis

Controversy and cautious hope collide as Masechaba Sesing heads up Free State health department

South Africa

Controversy and cautious hope collide as Masechaba Sesing heads up Free State health department

By Ufrieda Ho for Spotlight

Mismanaged State Information Technology Agency is ‘a disgrace’, Parliament is told

South Africa

Mismanaged State Information Technology Agency is ‘a disgrace’, Parliament is told

By Suné Payne

Auditor-General reveals dismal state of government in Eastern Cape ahead of Ramaphosa visit

South Africa

Auditor-General reveals dismal state of government in Eastern Cape ahead of Ramaphosa visit

By Estelle Ellis

Johannesburg's collapse, capture, corruption is a national risk, President to hear

South Africa

Johannesburg's collapse, capture, corruption is a national risk, President to hear

By Ferial Haffajee

Eskom’s lax oversight making electricity more expensive, warns Auditor-General

South Africa

Eskom’s lax oversight making electricity more expensive, warns Auditor-General

By Ethan van Diemen

The GNU, ‘weakened’ opposition benches and the seventh Parliament

Politics

The GNU, ‘weakened’ opposition benches and the seventh Parliament

By Suné Payne and Victoria O'Regan