Treasury moves to plug corrupt Covid-related procurement
Finance minister Tito Mboweni to meet provincial finance MECs on Thursday to stress the need for transparency
05 August 2020 - 20:00
Treasury and the auditor-general will soon issue control guidelines for accounting officers in a bid to limit misappropriation, fraud and corruption in the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) and Covid-related goods.
There has been a public outcry over the corruption taking place in the procurement of PPE, with President Cyril Ramaphosa describing those involved in this corruption as “hyenas and scavengers”...
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