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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Dube AgriZone rates as Africa's first smart, integrated high technology agricultural cluster development geared towards short shelf-life produce that needs to be flown immediately to various destinations around the world. 
For South Africans the chances of horse meat being disguised as beef and slipping through South Africa's import controls are extremely slim claims the agriculture department. 
"Agri-sector Unity Forum (ASUF), as representative of all major agricultural unions, has noted with disappointment the announcement by the Minister of Labour, Minister Mildred Oliphant, that a sectoral determination for agriculture of R105 per day would be instituted as from March 2013," Ntombi Msimang, chairman of ASUF said. 
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has published the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Guideline for Aquaculture in South Africa, for public comment in Gazette No. 36145 of 11 February 2013. 
Export revenues of nearly R3bn and as many as 9,000 jobs could be lost if the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries fails to complete a critical survey of fish stocks in South African waters. 
VEVEY, SWITZERLAND: Swiss-based food giant Nestle warned on Thursday (14 February) that business was likely to be tough this year, after its 2012 results showed a slowdown in growth in emerging markets. 
