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SARS eyes construction firms’ tax compliance

Despite constructions firms’ best intentions to get on the right side of the public sector’s perception they have been punched with a body shot from SARS. This follows the widely publicised affair of 15 companies paying a total fine of R1.46...

Poor health and safety compliance in public sector

The Department of Labour says it has picked up a disturbing trend of a growing disregard for occupational health and safety (OHS) in the public service. Department of Labour Deputy Director-General of Inspection and Enforcement Services Thobile...
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Public servants must comply with PFMA

President Jacob Zuma says accounting officers of departments, constitutional institutions and accounting authorities of public entities are required to comply and ensure compliance with the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). In...

Innovation necessary for service delivery

Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane says the public sector must challenge itself to be creative and embrace innovation as a new way of doing government business more smartly. Speaking at the Centre for Public Service...

Decreased public spend on new construction

Capital expenditure by public sector institutions increased by 4.8% from R202.8 billion in 2012 to R212.5 billion in 2013, StatsSA reported. However, capital expenditure on new construction works is down. There has been an increased spend on plant,...
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Ongoing balancing act on cards

“The next 5 to 10 years will see South Africa continue to focus on redressing economic infrastructure backlogs and inadequacies with a view to stimulating growth and employment and reducing poverty and inequality,” says Dave Lewis, technical...