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Published on 03 Feb 12
Updated 31 Jan 12

Internal African National Congress politics aside, most South Africans are relieved that the National Treasury is finally taking active steps to deal with poor financial controls, fraud and corruption in Limpopo. It is unfortunate that the intervention has become politically tainted, which is why it would probably be useful for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to take similarly strident action in other provinces with closer ties to President Jacob Zuma. Without proper controls, tenderpreneurs and corrupt government officials simply have too much room for manoeuvre.
 

 
 
 
 
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