Eastern Cape Planning and Finance MEC Phumulo Masualle delivered the provincial budget on Thursday, which he promised will speed up service delivery and improve education and health. The bulk of the province’s close to R60-billion budget went to health and education, which have been plagued by perpetual over-spending over the years. The Department of Health has been allocated R16.5 billion and this is expected to increase to R51.8 billion over the next three years. Some of the health … [Read more...] about Budget promise to speed up service delivery and …
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Eastern Cape Provincial budget expectations
The Eastern Cape’s annual budget for 2013/14 will be tabled in the Provincial Legislature in Bhisho tomorrow, 7 March 2013. The provincial budget for the 2013/14 financial year which will be introduced in the Bhisho Legislature by the MEC for Finance and Provincial Planning must set the right environment conducive to creating jobs, reducing poverty and improving service delivery. Until the province is prepared to deal with the bloated an inefficient civil service, it will never have the … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape Provincial budget expectations
Municipality reaches out to Nelson Mandela Bay communities
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is reaching out to the community of Nelson Mandela Bay to actively participate in the affiars of government with a Public Participation campaign, that will be led by the Executive Mayor and the Mayoral Committee, scheduled to start next Wednesday, 13 March. The community will have the opportunity to work in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality regarding the 2013/14 Integrated Development Plan (IDP), Budget, the 2011/12 Annual Report. The … [Read more...] about Municipality reaches out to Nelson Mandela Bay communities
Make Your Budget Predictions Here
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will today table the country's National budget, which is expected to give details on how the country's massive infrastructure projects will be funded. It is also expected to send a signal that South Africa is a growing economy. Gordhan will table the budget before Parliament at 2pm. The South African economy has had an uneven recovery from the 2009 recession. "Having witnessed credit rating downgrades from all three major agencies in recent months, … [Read more...] about Make Your Budget Predictions Here
Give Pravin your tips for prosperity
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has invited the public to submit their tips on what they would like to see in the National Budget, which he will table next month. The minster is also encouraging South Africans to send through their tips on how inclusive growth can be achieved and how it can reduce unemployment, poverty and inequality. Gordhan will present the 2013 Budget to Parliament on 27 February at 2pm. Tips to the minister can be sent to Private Bag X115 Pretoria 0001; they can … [Read more...] about Give Pravin your tips for prosperity
Additional R1.2 billion Eastern Cape adjustments budget welcomed
The Democratic Alliance welcomes the additional funding for Health (R568 million) and Education (R466 million) in the Adjustments Appropriation Bill tabled in the legislature on Tuesday afternoon. This however will not be enough, as the health department will still overspend. Of deep concern is the decline in the equitable share over the next three financial years of R5,1 billion due to the province’s weighted average decreasing, as a result of the new census figures. This has severe … [Read more...] about Additional R1.2 billion Eastern Cape adjustments budget welcomed
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement – Pravin Gordhan
South Africa's sound institutional framework, built on the foundation of the Constitution, will hold the country in good stead as it faces uncertainty at home and abroad, the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan said today. Presenting his Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in the National Assembly, a hopeful Gordhan said the country would stand firm despite slower growth and gloomy economic conditions both domestically and overseas. He also reassured investors that South Africa remained a … [Read more...] about Medium Term Budget Policy Statement – Pravin Gordhan
83% of East Cape Budget ‘suspect’
Shock findings from the Auditor-General (AG) today show that the Eastern Cape government had modified audit opinions (qualified and disclaimer) for 83% of the entire provincial budget for the 2011/12 financial year. The monetary value of all the instances where the AG expressed a qualified or disclaimer opinion on provincial finances totals R44 billion of the R53 billion budget in 2011/12. These figures are contained in a presentation by the AG to the Eastern Cape legislature today. The … [Read more...] about 83% of East Cape Budget ‘suspect’
Municipal Figures Presented the way that we want to see
Confession: I am not an accountant. When presented with annual figures my eyes glaze over whenever the accountants try to prove just how valuable they are with over analysis and gobbledegook. I am only interested in the following figures: How much cash is in the bank? How much is owed to us? How much doe we owe? Total Revenue for the period? Total expenditure for the period? Most of us can survive on that knowledge. When people start moving money around from account to … [Read more...] about Municipal Figures Presented the way that we want to see
Budget and Treasury Staff Back at Work
With reference to the sit-in by staff members at the Budget and Treasury Directorate, yesterday, the Municipality hereby confirms that the relevant staff members have returned to work today and that services to the public are being rendered as usual. The Municipality is looking into the concerns and issues raised by the staff who participated in the sit-in, and will respond within the set seven-day framework. Editors Notes: Did anyone notice that the staff were NOT at work? … [Read more...] about Budget and Treasury Staff Back at Work
Integrated Development Plan and Budget Public Participation Programme
During June 2012, the Municipality will be conducting a final series of public meetings on its 2012/13 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Budget. All residents are encouraged to participate in this key planning and decision making process of the Municipality, by attending any of the public meetings listed below: Meeting Dates, Times and Venues: 18 June 2012 at 18h00: Wards 29, portion of 33, 36, 37, 38, 41 at the George Botha Sports Centre 18 June 2012 at 17h30: Wards 42, 43, 44, 45, … [Read more...] about Integrated Development Plan and Budget Public Participation Programme
Lack of planning to spend budget for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture
There is a total lack of proper planning and budgeting in the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture. The abundance of talented people in our province need assistance in the form of infrastructure, exposure, and back-up support. But the government is eating up its Sport, Arts and Culture budget with little going to our people. A total of R202 754 million - or almost a third - of the Department's 2012/13 budget of R705 454 million is for administration. This allows for very little … [Read more...] about Lack of planning to spend budget for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Huge departmental wage bill crippling Local Government
Some 96% of the departmental budget for Local Government and Traditional Affairs is to be budgeted for staff costs and goods and services during the 2012/13 financial year. From a budget of R788.45 million for the financial year ahead, an amount of R757.26 million is allocated for these costs. The wage bill alone amounts to R615 million or 78,7% of the budget. Furthermore, the department has a vacancy rate of 82% with 3 000 vacant posts. In program 3 "Development and Planning" which … [Read more...] about Huge departmental wage bill crippling Local Government
2012/13 IDP and Budget Public Participation Invite
During the period 12 to 26 March 2012, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality conducted a series of public meetings to present the Integrated Development Plan (IDP), Budget and Annual Report to the residents of Nelson Mandela Bay. These meetings gave all communities an opportunity to engage with the Municipality on its performance during the 2010/11 financial year, and to provide comment/input towards the 2012/13 IDP and Budget. A further series of meetings is scheduled for 28 May to 4 June … [Read more...] about 2012/13 IDP and Budget Public Participation Invite
Ward 9 Newsflash – Grants and IDP
After receiving numerous queries from residents with regards to the re-registration for old age grants, I sent questions to SASSA and received the following feedback: Q. What does SASSA mean by re-registering - should everybody re-apply for their pensions (all the documents, etc.)? A. "Re-registering is the enrolment of all beneficiaries with the new company that will administer the payments of all grants. The first phase (from 01 March to 28 March 2012) targets only those who receive … [Read more...] about Ward 9 Newsflash – Grants and IDP
