CAPTION: AFFECTED AREAS: Map of Limpopo

Masondo said the lion’s share of the money, R22.1 billion, would go to education.

“Through this allocation the department will implement the 12 policy priorities which include the funding of non-school-fee schools, teacher development, scholar transport and others, including food schemes,” he said.

The province’s departments of health, education, transport, public works and treasury were placed under central government administration last year after the province had a budget shortfall of R2 billion.

The provincial treasury was allocated R315 million to help local municipalities and departments achieve clean audits.

Masondo said the budget was the foundation for Limpopo’s return to sustainability.

“We have begun putting measures [in place] to ensure sound financial management practices so that our limited resources are well spent,” he said.

The intervention team’s head, Monde Tom, said the national government was working hard to restore the province’s financial system, saying progress had been made.

Monde said the team would be guided by Cabinet on when to pull out of the province.

Democratic Alliance provincial leader Jeffrey van der Walt said he was happy that 77% of the budget would be spent on the social services cluster — which included education, health, social development, sport, arts and culture.

“But the MEC was a bit nervous, though he at least admitted that the province is [in] financial trouble. I am disappointed he said nothing about the land issue, something that we should not keep on avoiding,” Van der Walt said.

Cope’s Solly Mkhatswa said Masondo had not spelt out clearly how the province would get out of its difficulties and start allocating more money to service delivery and job creation.

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Mar 6, 2012

RobinH

Oh God. Throwing money at the Houdini province?! Now watch it disappear. Abracadabra.... GONE!
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Mar 6, 2012

MommaC

Glug glug glug
(the sound of money going down the drain)
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Mar 6, 2012

Matseba

Chances of being Permanently hired have increased
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Mar 6, 2012

tumzangwana

please just make sure that the money does not go pooof into thin air this time.
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Mar 6, 2012

vududik

kemang anare lengwara la daar le fofile? eh!
now see whats going to Malema`s hood.....eish Limpz is unstoppable indeed and so batho-ba-mona ba kae nou?
eintlik nna ke vayela klaar phela tender etswile mos
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Mar 6, 2012

ediiii

more billions more corruption that's Limpopo slogan we luv you blood suckers
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Mar 6, 2012

hulas

COPE Solly Mkhatswa said Masondo had not spelt out clearly how the province would get out of its difficulties and start allocating more money to service delivery and job creation.
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With popeye out of way i sincerely believe that this money will bring jong to people who have been suffering at the hands of mathale and his cronies.First i want limpopo to purchase helicopters that will work as ambulances to collect patients from rural areas.Food and medication for the patients.
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Mar 6, 2012

NewKidOnTheBlock

as long as the money does not land into mathale and his buddys hands again especially juju "the phatboy" malema.
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Mar 6, 2012

RobinH

I see a lot more new flashy cars driving around pretty soon.
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Mar 6, 2012

16-12-1838

Eish zimpopo gets a +12% increase in budget for being the worst performing province in SA??? No longer necessary to be mediocre there, failure is now greatly rewarded. Or have the govt just accepted that theft is the norm and budgeted for it?
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