NW Scopa demands action after tourism department spends R4.4m on boom gate
RUSTENBURG - The North West department of tourism spent R4.4 million on a boom gate system and R3.4 million on a fence at the Taung Hotel School it bought for R5 million, the provincial standing committee on public accounts said on Monday.
"It is inexplicable on how the construction of just the gate and the fence is over the amount that the hotel was bought for. Someone must be held accountable as there is also poor workmanship at the project," committee chairperson Job Dliso said. "The Independent Development Trust also warned the department on escalation of the prices yet it failed on their oversight," Dliso said.
He said the irregularities at the unfinished project were worrying as the prices escalated without any concurrence with provincial treasury. This was revealed at the Public Finance Management Act public hearings for the 2018/19 audit reports.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NW Scopa, SAPS meet to discuss financial misconduct claims in municipalities | IOL NewsA meeting between the NW Scopa and law enforcement agencies to discuss investigations into allegations of financial misconduct ...
Read more »
Department still has to place 34 000 pupils at Gauteng schools | IOL NewsGauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Monday appealed for composure as the department continued with the pupil placement process.
Read more »
Gauteng education department extends schools admission placement period to November 30 | IOL NewsThe Gauteng education department has extended the schools admission placement period to November 30.
Read more »
Former top spy Thulani Dlomo sets the record straight | IOL NewsTop spy and South Africa’s former ambassador to Japan Thulani Dlomo has resurfaced and his lawyer has refuted allegations that he disappeared without a trace, and hence was fired. Cape TimesSA
Read more »
IT firm appointed ‘illicitly’ while Gordhan was at helm of Sars | IOL NewsDocuments obtained from two former high-ranking Sars officials, whose identities are known to Independent Media, suggest that allegations of corruption and instances of financial mismanagement surfaced when Pravin Gordhan took over the Ministry of Finance.
Read more »
Innocent man wrongly jailed for rape has R9m compensation claim denied | IOL NewsA man in UK who was wrongly convicted of rape after police missed crucial Facebook message evidence has been refused compensation for spending more than two years in jail.
Read more »