R39 million for internet connectivity! DA calls for SIU, Hawks probe
26 January 2022
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and Hawks to launch a probe into the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Arts and Culture’s (DoAC) awarding of a three year, R39 million contract to Emalangeni Technologies for internet connectivity in libraries in the province.
The call comes after the DA noted that there has been a R15 million increase in the contract value compared to the current three-year contract which is due to expire shortly.
The DA regards the value of this contract as outrageous. The monthly cost is expected to be just over R1 million over a period of 36 months.
This is ridiculous when there are internet service providers that charge R399 per month for uncapped data. The amount paid to this company is probably enough to supply internet connectivity to every library in the country.