MEC Maile’s department owes over R376 million to service providers
11 November 2019
The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements and COGTA owe R376 514 588,20 to 79 service providers for a period of more than 90 days which is until the end of August 2019.
This was revealed by the Gauteng Human Settlements and COGTA MEC, Lebogang Maile in a written reply to the DA questions tabled in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL).
According to MEC Maile most of the unpaid invoices are for security services.
The MEC said the department did not have enough money to pay the suppliers while other invoices have contractual problems which delayed payments.