In depth: This is how health departments (mis)spend public funds

Alicestine October for Spotlight
19 APR

SA Post Office’s financial crisis worsens — it’s now technically insolvent

Ray Mahlaka
14 APR

SA Public Finances: How an Eastern Cape R1.5m grader might buck government’s record of impunity

Marianne Merten
31 MAR

What a waste: Gauteng’s oversight of public spending is failing

Mark Heywood
16 MAR

Auditor-General finds SAPS ‘misstated’ R2.2bn in IT assets

Marianne Thamm
07 MAR

The 81% matric pass rate of prisoners is nothing to crow about as the number of convicts writing the exam is frightful

Lukas Muntingh
02 MAR

Mboweni comes to the Land Bank’s rescue (again)

Ray Mahlaka
24 FEB

Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries blows nearly R3bn in irregular expenditure

Don Pinnock
21 FEB

Land of glorious impunity – and how to ensure constitutional accountability for public resources

Mark Heywood
02 FEB

Land Bank financial crisis worsens as Auditor-General slams financial losses running into billions

Ray Mahlaka
03 JAN

More than 1,500 company directors under investigation for receiving R350 Covid-19 grants

Estelle Ellis
09 DEC

Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu was committed to serving South Africa

Marianne Merten
11 NOV

Dysfunctional municipalities belie Ramaphosa’s infrastructure promise

Xolisa Phillip
22 OCT

Graaff-Reinet municipality declares losses of millions: Communities call for urgent action

Estelle Ellis
01 OCT

What a lack of transparency and PPE corruption means for National Health Insurance

Sasha Stevenson
09 SEP

Regulation of medical devices, emergency medicine and Covid-19 relief queried

Christi Nortier
03 SEP

Call for probe after ‘Covid emergency’ permit revoked, Eastern Cape health boss resigns, and UIF heads suspended

Christi Nortier
02 SEP

UIF bosses suspended as auditor-general details Covid-19 relief chaos

Greg Nicolson
02 SEP

Six candidates, 10 hours of interviews, many questions on independence, State Capture and Covid-19 corruption

Marianne Merten
21 AUG

Accountability, What Accountability? 98% of KZN’s municipalities fail in their compliance

Des Erasmus
14 AUG

Gauteng vows to fix lockdown medicine shortages, Presidency explains new ministerial team’s mission and Eastern Cape promises a lockdown spending report

Christi Nortier
10 AUG