The Auditor General has found tens of millions in irregular expenditure and accounting errors at National Lotteries Commission. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The Auditor-General has found R23-million in irregular expenditure and R36-million in accounting errors at the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The NLC had regularly bragged about having a track record of clean … [Read more...] about Auditor General issues damning report on Lottery finances
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Restoring dignity to our courts: the duties of legal practitioners
As officers of the court there is a paramount duty on all legal practitioners to conduct themselves with the highest degree of integrity and honesty at all times, to ensure that the dignity and decorum of the court is maintained and to remember at all times that their first duty is to the court and to no one else. Image generated by Stable Diffusion (Public domain) An ugly … [Read more...] about Restoring dignity to our courts: the duties of legal practitioners
Here’s who qualifies for Cape Town’s indigent support and lower rates
Operations manager for Mitchells Plain and Fezeka, Byron Raynardt (centre), and clerk Abdullah Alexander (right) help people apply for indigent support at the civic centre in Westridge. Photos: Marecia Damons The City of Cape Town launched its indigent support and rates relief drive in Mitchells Plain on Thursday. Families with total household income of R7,500 or less per … [Read more...] about Here’s who qualifies for Cape Town’s indigent support and lower rates
Housing: let’s scrap the mythical “housing lists”
Very few people believe the housing waiting list is a live and rational data base, says the writer. Archive photo of Siyahlala settlement: Peter Luhanga We have invited several people to write on how to solve the housing crisis. Today we publish the second article in this series, by Adi Kumar, executive director at Ndifuna Ukwazi. The government’s shift from a focus on housing … [Read more...] about Housing: let’s scrap the mythical “housing lists”
Police accused of extorting money from immigrants during raids in Johannesburg
A police van patrolling in Hillbrow where many immigrants live. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro Police and immigration officials have stepped up operations for weeks now in Johannesburg, searching for immigrants. Immigrants with expired asylum papers who are awaiting renewals from Home Affairs are not spared. A number of immigrants told GroundUp that police are demanding bribes in … [Read more...] about Police accused of extorting money from immigrants during raids in Johannesburg
