NW Department of Health should answer for irregular R900 million security contracts
28 August 2020
Note to Editors: Find attached soundbites in English and Afrikaans by DA North West Spokesperson on Health, Gavin Edwards.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will write to the Chairperson of the Health Portfolio Committee in the North West Provincial Legislature (NWPL), Priscilla Williams and Chair of Chairs, Moloki Cwaile, requesting them to urgently call the Administrator for Department of Health, Jeanette Hunter and MEC Madoda Sambatha to account for the irregular awarding of security tenders totalling R900 million, before the Committee.
The judgment handed down by the Mahikeng High Court has ordered that a fresh invitation for bids be issued within six months and that the tender be awarded to the successful bidder in accordance with the Procurement Policies and Processes.
The matter was brought before the court when applicants accused the Department of tampering with the bid adjudication proceedings by tearing out some of the pages from the bid document in order to disqualify them from the process.