Investigations
Dam rehabilitation reports tested against gates, spillways and monitoring
A completion announcement should be checked against mechanical tests, civil defects, instrumentation and the operating team’s rea…
Built Report
Investigations
Accountability reporting on the built environment.
Investigations
Housing signed off without services: inside the audit trail of incomplete settlements
A national audit sample found delays, defects and commissioning failures across housing projects, including homes recorded as com…
Investigations
The R27-billion water debt chain: how unpaid municipal bills reach pumps, pipes and treatment works
Municipal debt to water boards rose sharply as ageing networks continued to lose treated water. The pressure travels through the…
Investigations
PRASA’s recovery ledger: record capital spending, reopened rail and the controls still under repair
Passenger rail recovery is visible on reopened corridors, but annual reports and audit briefings show that infrastructure deliver…
Investigations
School sanitation after the backlog count: why completion needs a maintenance test
The national SAFE programme replaced thousands of identified basic pit toilets. The next accountability test is whether every fac…
Investigations
Giyani water: the difference between a completed bulk line and water at the tap
Official records show major components moving forward after years of delay. They also show why completing a plant or bulk pipelin…
Investigations
The infrastructure inspection gap: what auditors found after visiting municipal projects
Municipalities reported expenditure and completion, but physical inspections repeatedly found delay, weak quality control and ass…
Investigations
Water-loss reduction claims checked against meters, pressure and repairs
A percentage improvement should be tested against comparable periods, reliable input meters and changes in billed consumption.
Investigations
Completion photographs checked against geolocation and final scope
Images support accountability when location, date, viewpoint and the work they are meant to prove can all be verified.
Investigations
Public-building solar savings claims need meter evidence
Installed capacity and a launch-day photograph do not establish savings without baseline consumption, generation and operating re…