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 new Transnet Foundation website was recently launched and included a competition to win an iPad for the 500th registrant. 
PRETORIA: South African Airways (SAA) acting CEO Vuyisile Kona has been placed on precautionary suspension. 
With 2000ha of land and an established infrastructure of fibre-optic cables, telecommunications and broadband services to back an economic development mandate, there is a compelling reason to move to cloud computing says Dube TradePort's ICT executive Hamish Erskine 
SA's growing appetite for buying goods over the Internet is not only boosting online retailers, it has also become a big growth driver (and headache) for courier services. 
Supergroup has reported a rise in revenue of 16% to R5,4bn and an increase in diluted headline earnings per share of 92.2 cents for the six months ended December. This compares with from 79.2 cents a year ago. 
Western Cape motorists have four weeks to object to a proposed 5.3% increase in licence registration fees, provincial transport authorities said on Monday (18 February). 
Consumers may be in for a hard time as the petrol price is expected to rise by up to 80 cents a litre next month‚ an economist said on Friday,15 February 2013. 
Wages and conditions of employment in the taxi and hospitality sector will be reviewed‚ the labour department said on Friday (15 February). 
The Department of Trade and Industry will lead a 14-member business delegation on an Outward Selling Mission to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from today to Thursday, 14 February. 
