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    The SA National Defence Force has had three years of its spending, about R13 billion, exempted from public view, the Star newspaper reported Tuesday.

    Finance Minister Pravin Gordham exempted the three years of spending of the Special Defence Account from the Public Finance Management Accounting Act "apparently to make sure the spending stays secret," the newspaper wrote.

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    another day ... another R13billion of tax money put into anc coffers ....
    wonder how much piggy pravin got as commission for the exemption !!

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    Another slush fund .... with no way of auditing it "Secrecy and all" ... Nice one chaps!
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    Lol, so these funds could have been used to lmost payroll the e-tag fsck up?.....
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    The account is for the purchase of weapons and equipment as well as covert activities.
    covert activities? what bloody covert activities? secret funding of ANC centenary parties?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Devill View Post
    Lol, so these funds could have been used to lmost payroll the e-tag fsck up?.....
    good point ... seems like we found where all the road upgrade money went.

    seriously though, in our economy, who really believes that any department needs a R13bil slush fund that is not accountable??
    Surely, no one can believe this is being used properly ..... time to get the public protector involved

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    Quote Originally Posted by lucifir View Post
    good point ... seems like we found where all the road upgrade money went.

    seriously though, in our economy, who really believes that any department needs a R13bil slush fund that is not accountable??
    Surely, no one can believe this is being used properly ..... time to get the public protector involved
    Does not help when the public protector works for the ANC, I always lol at these suggestions of democratic measures to reign in a obviously communist/corrupt mindset government.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigBullBully View Post
    Does not help when the public protector works for the ANC, I always lol at these suggestions of democratic measures to reign in a obviously communist/corrupt mindset government.
    well she seems to be doing a pretty good job so far, and fortunately for you this is still a democracy
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigBullBully View Post
    Does not help when the public protector works for the ANC, I always lol at these suggestions of democratic measures to reign in a obviously communist/corrupt mindset government.
    I thought she worked for the Constitution - she reports to parliament. She may have been 'deployed' but it looks like she takes her role seriously.

    I suppose the true test would be if she has to investigate that corrupt oaf at the top of the ANC heap.
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    Never a good idea to give criminals free reign with your money. Pravin you are directly supporting corruption.

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    Was Jubilani the wally who denied the "chase plane" that accompanied JZ to New York?

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    Whole bunch of new school books there.

    And some paint for the hospitals in the Eastern Cape and the roads of Johannesburg.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisc4290 View Post
    Was Jubilani the wally who denied the "chase plane" that accompanied JZ to New York?
    Seems like Comrade Jabu' even believes his own BS
    Treasury spokesman Jabulani Sikhakhane said the introduction in 2010 of new accounting practices meant the SDA would have had to publish separate financial statements, but the activities of its funds “are such that they cannot be disclosed” .

    “The exemption allows the Department of Defence time to find a more appropriate solution to the problem,” said Sikhakhane.“The SDA is not a slush fund. Its funding is appropriated in the Appropriation Act and the SDA is accountable to Parliament for the use of the funds. In addition, the SDA is subject to audit by the Auditor-General,” he said.

    A-G reports on the account have not been tabled in Parliament for the past two years due to delays, said the A-G’s office
    Unfortunately there's nothing the long suffering tax-payer can do about it
    When did ignorance become a point of view ?.

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    Stupidly sick!!!
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