Alleged collusion in Eastern Cape tender
Special Tribunal sets aside fraudulent R10m tender for 100 hospital scooters
SIU forwards “evidence pointing to criminality” to the NPA and Hawks over a multimillion-rand deal to buy scooters, dubbed glorified wheelbarrows by the DA
31 May 2021 - 19:05
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has found proof of suspected criminality in a R10m tender for 100 “ambulance scooters” in the Eastern Cape. It has forwarded this evidence to the Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
The corruption-busting Special Tribunal — a niche court — reviewed and set aside the Eastern Cape tender with scooter supplier Fabkomp on Friday. The contract caused public outcry in early lockdown. ..
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