Top Eastern Cape official allegedly passed R170m deal without Treasury approval
It is claimed Director-General Marion Mbina-Mthembu approved the payment for broadband services for the provincial government
The Eastern Cape government is under fire for allegedly approving the payment of more than R170m on broadband services in a deal that did not have the approval of the Treasury.The province wants to connect its departments with fast internet to improve service delivery. More than 7‚100 sites had to be connected‚ the Daily Dispatch reported on Monday.The plan was to piggyback on a 10-year multibillion rand broadband tender between the Western Cape provincial government and a Gauteng-based company.On December 6, Eastern Cape director-general Marion Mbina-Mthembu allegedly approved the payment of R171m to the company. This was despite a request for approval being turned down in a letter by Willie Mathebula‚ acting chief procurement officer at the Treasury.On Monday, DA member of the provincial legislature Bobby Stevenson called on the provincial treasury to "conduct a forensic investigation" into the office of the premier."I call on the MEC for finance and provincial expenditure‚ Sakhum...
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