According to an article by Amanda Visser, fewer than half of government departments are able to provide "credible and quality information" in their financial reports. Quoting auditor-general Terence Nombembe, it seems
state finances are regressing.
It's bad enough when we hear of our tax monies being wasted through the need (call that greed) of individuals within government deciding to spend millions on parties, luxury cars, first-class travel and so on, but it's almost worse when even the auditor-general has an issue with the departments and municipalities' accounting standards, and we then don't know where money is going or how it is being spent or wasted.
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On the aquaculture front, the
environmental impact guideline for aquaculture has been published for public comment. You can download the entire document from the article on Bizcommunity.com.
As if being taxed to poverty weren't enough, and then discovering that the average government department and vast majority of municipalities have a less than stellar record when it comes to accounting practice, it seems like the
petrol price may go up 87c a litre.
And to think that one day
these will be the bad old days...
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The National Arts Festival and Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) are calling for entries to the South African Arts Journalism Awards, which will be presented for the first time in 2013. The awards will identify excellence, expertise and creativity. 
The South African National Editors' Forum has issued a statement in which it expresses its support for editors, publishers and broadcasters in Australia for instituting a strong protest at the refusal of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to grant the customary accreditation to photo agency Getty Images for the upcoming Australian cricket tour of India. 
On 11 February, 2013, 63 promising young filmmakers and live theatre practitioners gathered to launch AFDA in Glen Anil, Durban. In a formal assembly with academic staff, industry guests, media and dignitaries, the Mayor of eThekwini, James Nxumalo, officially opened AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance). 
