Penny Fourie in conversation with Entrepreneur and MK Activist, Thobani Msimang

Every month, KwaDukuza pays more than R5 million for private security. The council committee meant to scrutinise that spending last met in May, and the section 106 forensic report into the municipality has never been made public. I take you through the documents, including what that report records about how…

Supply chain management and procurement have become the scourge of government in municipalities and in national departments alike. Investigations expose the rot, commissions hear the testimony, and the same failures come back the following year. Alan Beesley, an ActionSA Member of Parliament, is a chartered accountant and a former eThekwini…

Millions Spent, Oversight Questions Remain. In this episode of Uncensored: Inside Council, I examine the contract’s history, the millions spent each month, weak committee oversight, whistleblower allegations around the original procurement process and the unanswered questions I tried to raise in council.

In Part Two of Spaza Shops, Fronting and the Fight for the Township Economy, I speak with a community activist from the Shakas Head informal settlement on Ballito’s outskirts about local conditions. He describes the barriers residents face in entering the spaza-shop market and discusses the challenges confronting local traders.

Investigative journalist, Penny Fourie, tackles burning issues in the greater Ballito region.