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“Why has this situation come about in Limpopo? The province has large, accumulated unauthorised expenditure which has grown from R1.5bn in 2009 to R2.7bn 2011,” the ministry said in a statement.

   The statement was released during a news briefing giving an update after the province was placed under administration in December.

   The Cabinet put the province under administration after it emerged that Limpopo was bankrupt and could not pay civil servants,  such as teachers and nurses.

   The team found that, in the health department:

   — the province owed suppliers R138 million, but only half these  payments, R67m, could be verified and approved for payment by December 23;    — R427m in assets had no supporting documents;    — there was R400m in irregular expenditure of goods and services, mostly medical equipment.

   Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that in the province’s education department there was no supply chain management, with the  department not ordering pupil support material on time.

   It accumulated unauthorised expenditure of R2.2bn and there was a R190m accrual of “stale debt” — money owed.

   At least 200 “ghost” teachers were paid and there were 2400 excess teachers in the province.

   Certain schools had not got the money they needed in 2011 for basics such as electricity and photocopying.

   Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi said the modification of existing contracts to push up tender values and consultancy fees contributed to the financial crisis,    “A security contract of R1.8m a month — and I am not saying a year — a month — was extended without proper procedures from 2010,” Nxesi said at the briefing.

   He said supply chain violations, tenders awarded without proper processes and no asset management were also found.

   “We cannot run government like this,” he said.

   Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele said there was no contract management system in place in the province’s transport department.

   There was also no oversight of the Limpopo Roads Agency.

   Public Service Minister Roy Padayachee said the security of the public service was critical. If public servants were not paid, public services could not be delivered.

   On November 22, it was discovered that Polokwane could not pay its civil servants.

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Jan 19, 2012

MommaC

Well I guess they won't be contributing to Zuma's 'warship' then.
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Jan 19, 2012

RobinH

MommaC, You beat me to it. My remark was going to be" The state is running out of money. Let's go buy a warship to celebrate.
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Jan 19, 2012

KatakataEmaotoAditshepe

Aahh they need Jesus in their life.
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Jan 19, 2012

Into_Enje!

Eish Malema, Mothale, Mornachies, and all Limpopo cowar*ds
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Jan 19, 2012

dubai

Ah mara, is dis a spaza sh*op or government, really tis is scary shocked.
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Jan 19, 2012

Lerato0982

And Mr President is gona be critised for putting Limpopo under administration, people will look at it as a political move by Zuma to fight Malema and Supporters.

Well done to the finance ministry..
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Jan 19, 2012

cornelius

Only in this banana province that Malema can be a hero. No supply chain management in education dept ! Dis the premier not know that his education dept does not have a supply chain management ? In any country that is not a banana republic, the heads would roll. VIVA AFRICAN NATIONAL CLOWNS, VIVA !!
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Jan 19, 2012

MommaC

RobinH

You can't but help to laugh. Its like an episode of Fauwlty Towers. You keep waiting for someone to slap Manuel.
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Jan 19, 2012

noto

Already government workers cant pay their due.Thanks government to make sure many of their workers wont be credit worthy.
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Jan 19, 2012

T.C.T

no crises if few cents or rands or millions have just been waste we can double that
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