President Javcob Zuma’s report on the security upgrades for his private residence in Nkandla has been tabled in Parliament, appearing in the Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports (ATC) today. The report has been tabled after the President missed the 30-day deadline declared by the ANC’s chief whip’s office on ...

The Select Committee on Economic and Business Development held its first meeting with Public Works, with the Minister and Deputy Minister present on Tuesday, 15 July 2014. However, as the Committee progressed into discussion following the Department’s presentation, I was struck – not by the Minister’s announcement that the Department ...

During the debate on Budget Vote 7: Public Works in Parliament yesterday, DA Shadow Minister of Public Works, Kenneth Mubu, said the Department of Public Works (DPW) is sometimes referred to “as the Department of Nkandla or the Department of Public Jokes”.

He added that the Auditor-General’s report for 2012/2013 ...

Yesterday's meeting with the Select Committee on Economic and Business Development saw the Department of Public Works (DPW) brief MPs on its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan. However, the discussion between the Committee and the DPW revealed more than just the targets and budget expenditure for the year ahead. ...