There are so many stories of corruption and crass profiteering doing the rounds it's hard to keep up. Even the Gravy Train passengers get confused. So in a new weekly column, which I will endevour to deliver more promptly in future, I will try and summarise the week's top performers. of course with the corruption at the levels it is, it's easy to overlook the odd story. Please feel free to direct my attention towards anything I may have missed with a comment. Also, in the spirit of the times, I have to warn you that if you don't read the rest of this blog, your ancestors will be royally pissed.
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Getting their shit together
Toyko Sexwale has vowed to investigate the Rammulotsi toilet saga, which just goes to prove that the only time anything ever gets done is when the faecal stench is wafted across the country by the media just before an election. But with the mayor and the municipality’s chief whip being accused of profiting from the tenders to build the unenclosed toilets, this is pong is going to with us for a while. (M&G 14 May 2011)
Maybe not quite so squeaky clean after all
Millions of Rands unaccounted for, accusations of impropriety and the Public Protector investigating. Sounds like just another ANC-run municipality? Except this is Midvaal, the DA’s Gauteng jewel. Baseless accusations or proof that corruption is endemic? (M&G 13 May 2011)
They're making a killing in North West
On Friday the M&G reported on the suspicious murder of a Rustenburg councilor, Moss Phakoe, after he had provided information of corruption with the municipality to Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka. The report details the awarding of the contract for the outsourcing of the Rustenburg Kloof Holiday Resort and Conference Centre to a company owned by the friend of the then executive mayor. With all the allegations of corruption in local government, which Mr. Shiceka was supposed to investigated it’s no wonder he’s suffering from burn out.
TCM don’t need a project plan in Ekurhuleni
If you were to get someone to design and install a new computer network for your municipality (we all have one don’t we?) who would you get? Option A - IBM, a company that’s been in existence since 1911, holds more patents than any other U.S.-based technology company, has nine research laboratories worldwide and is synonymous with the development of computing as we know it today, or option B - TCM, who… aaahh… wait… who are TCM?
Well, Ekurhuleni municipality chose TCM, who quoted three times as much as IBM incidentally. When the auditors came sniffing, they found something didn’t smell right (no surprises there) and the police are due to come a-calling for five senior officials involved. (Saturday Star 14 May 2011)
How to get mega-rich in 5 easy steps
- Start a company and call it something snappy like Imperial Crown Trading 289.
- Get a girlfriend who works in the Department of Mineral affairs.
- Buy her flowers.
- Ask her to arrange for your company to win the much sought after stake in Shisen Mine.
- Get AcelorMittal to buy your company for R800-million. (Business Day 12 May 2011)
Getting their shit together
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| Tokyo Sexwale |
Maybe not quite so squeaky clean after all
Millions of Rands unaccounted for, accusations of impropriety and the Public Protector investigating. Sounds like just another ANC-run municipality? Except this is Midvaal, the DA’s Gauteng jewel. Baseless accusations or proof that corruption is endemic? (M&G 13 May 2011)
They're making a killing in North West
On Friday the M&G reported on the suspicious murder of a Rustenburg councilor, Moss Phakoe, after he had provided information of corruption with the municipality to Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka. The report details the awarding of the contract for the outsourcing of the Rustenburg Kloof Holiday Resort and Conference Centre to a company owned by the friend of the then executive mayor. With all the allegations of corruption in local government, which Mr. Shiceka was supposed to investigated it’s no wonder he’s suffering from burn out.
TCM don’t need a project plan in Ekurhuleni
If you were to get someone to design and install a new computer network for your municipality (we all have one don’t we?) who would you get? Option A - IBM, a company that’s been in existence since 1911, holds more patents than any other U.S.-based technology company, has nine research laboratories worldwide and is synonymous with the development of computing as we know it today, or option B - TCM, who… aaahh… wait… who are TCM?
Well, Ekurhuleni municipality chose TCM, who quoted three times as much as IBM incidentally. When the auditors came sniffing, they found something didn’t smell right (no surprises there) and the police are due to come a-calling for five senior officials involved. (Saturday Star 14 May 2011)
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