Mon May 20 04:22:30 SAST 2013
Mon May 20 04:22:30 SAST 2013

Russian ship with 700 tons of gold ore missing

Oct 30, 2012 | Sapa-dpa | 5 comments

A cargo ship with 700 tonnes of gold ore nine crew members on board has gone missing in the Pacific Ocean near the Russian coast, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.

Picture taken from www.nydailynews.com

The raw material owned by metals company Polymetal was being transported for further processing into gold.

A special aircraft and ships were searching for the vessel, named the Amurskaya, in the vicinity of the Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk, officials in the Emergency Situations Ministry said.

The freighter was on Sunday on the way to Okhotsk, when the crew made an emergency call.

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Mon May 20 04:22:30 SAST 2013 ::
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Oct 30, 2012

nicethemba

Scopa concerned about national audits
Cape Town - Parliament's public accounts watchdog committee Scopa has voiced concern that the 2011/12 national audit outcomes indicate slow progress by departments towards achieving clean audits by 2014.
"Most departments are in the unqualified [category] with other matters' audit space, thus slowing the progress towards clean audits," Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) chairperson Themba Godi said on Tuesday
"We have also noticed with concern, the lack of movement in the audit outcomes of the department of public works, despite numerous engagements and attempts by various stakeholders to provide lasting solutions to the department's challenges," he said.

The committee was also concerned that the home affairs department had received a qualified audit opinion, a regression from the previous year's outcomes.

"We are calling for decisive leadership intervention in resolving some of the challenges faced by these departments and others that have acquired undesirable audit outcomes," Godi said.
As part of Scopa's oversight focus, the committee would speak to these departments to seek clarity on the reasons for the regression.
Our major determination in this regard is to ensure that the country efficiently utilises its financial resources in a manner that will ensure the realisation of its developmental objectives."
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Oct 30, 2012

malemaforpresident

i have to go for treasure hunting in Rusia
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Oct 30, 2012

marilynmonroe

@nicethemba.... what have u been smoking dude?

ur comment has nothing to do with the story..........yah neh drugs will mess with ur mind qiut now my broer
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Oct 30, 2012

S'khaole

The cargo should be searched in the shores of KZN. Its on its way to Nkandlaville for processing and decorations.
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Oct 31, 2012

Mrazane

Mmmmmh ngiyasola la! Emergency call my foot... monitor the family of the crew, I smell a rat.

@malemaforpresident - hey broer the Russians don't play baba by treasure hunting there, you are playing russian roulette.
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