THIS TELLS A STORY....

Cape Town - A shocking report, tabled in Parliament on Friday, shows that more than R5bn of taxpayers’ money has been lost due to looting, tender fraud and irregular spending in government departments.

The Special Investigating Unit was now investigating the matter and said it was intending bringing criminal charges against culprits, reported The Times.

More than R2bn was spent on tenders and irregular spending at provincial level, while R700m of “questionable spending” was done by national state departments.

The rotten apples appear to be the department of rural development and land reform, as well as public works and human settlements.

The report said about R500m disappeared into 36 fraudulent land grants at the department of land reform.

Five people have been arrested in connection with the misspending so far and three farms, valued at R51m have been returned to the department following questionable land deals.

So far 12 officials face disciplinary action and three had been suspended

what a fing joke depressing man

R5bn is only what they know about!!! Unless my maths isn't correct 15 people into R5bn is c. R330m per person. Somehow I think they got many more fish to fry!

Pietermaritzburg - The government is planning a new R2bn town in President Jacob Zuma's home village of Nkandla and taxpayers will have to pick up half the tab, the Mail & Guardian reported on Friday.

Initial estimates were that the government would have to direct more than R1bn of taxpayers' money into the development.

Another R1bn would be needed from the private sector to make the project viable.

It was the brainchild of Masibambisane, a rural development organisation Zuma chairs, which the Democratic Alliance has described as a "hand-out scheme used by Zuma to curry favour".

But the department of rural development and land reform had taken up the project with apparent enthusiasm.

In July, expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema accused him of building a "New York City of KwaZulu-Natal" in Nkandla.

So the "Zumaville" plans could plague the ANC leader as politicking as the party heats up in the run-up to the party's elective conference in Mangaung in December.

But Zuma's spokesperson, Mac Maharaj, described the criticism as "reckless" and "without basis in fact".

"Rural development is one of the priorities of the government and is not restricted to one area," he was quoted as saying.

The construction would transform what is a dusty backwater with basic government buildings scattered among isolated rural homesteads into tree-lined avenues and covered walkways connecting modern, architect-designed buildings, the newspaper said.

Last year, Zuma came under fire for a multimillion-rand upgrade to his homestead, which apparently included underground living quarters.

The IFP accused the president of giving Nkandla preferential treatment in government's rural development programme.

Zuma not much better than his brother up north....

Being called Zumaville very funny

From "Cry the Beloved Country " to " GOD Help this Country"

"A shocking report"?

What is shocking about it? More lies to get people thinking this is unusual.
This is the government. It doesn't matter what government, what party or what country.
It's what governments do.

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