Another probe into Tshwane, GladAfrica tender drags on behind closed doors
24 November 2019
It is supposed to be the investigation that finally puts the GladAfrica tender controversy to bed, once and for all. But the probe, yet another investigation into the controversial project management contract between GladAfrica and the City of Tshwane, is still being finalised behind closed doors, nearly seven months after it began.
The findings of the probe, by independent forensic auditors, Gobodo Forensic Investigation and Accounting, are currently being handled confidentially by a small committee at the City.
A report is to be completed in the next three to four weeks, according to the City, and after that, its fate lies in the hands of the City council's scheduling and logistics arrangements. It is not clear whether the findings of the latest investigation will be made public, or whether various "inputs" from stakeholders" will change what Gobodo's findings were.
The City said it would take legal advice on "how the report is handled" once the process was completed.