When he submitted his department’s 2016-2017 annual report to the parliamentary portfolio committee in October, Nathi Mthethwa said his department had achieved 73% of its targets and had spent 97.4% of its budget. This should qualify any minister for an A approval...
They say South Africa works because of public works but whether public works will continue to work under Nathi Nhleko remains to be seen. A pawn in President Jacob Zuma’s never-ending Cabinet reshuffles, Nhleko was, surprisingly, rewarded with another position in the...
It has been a turbulent year for Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane, whose department emerged as the worst offender for irregular expenditure and received a qualified report from auditor general Kimi Makwetu. He found that the department spent...
The defence minister achieved a slight improvement on her grade this year for one reason: she finally started talking about the monumental scale of the financial deficit that is eating away at South Africa’s ability to defend itself. If only she had a plan to match...
Almost everyone agrees that the minister of trade and industry is a nice guy. But it’s perhaps true that nice guys finish last. Rob Davies has failed to impress either his critics or his fans this year. With one of the better-run departments, a high level is expected...
