Joburg official nailed for allegedly awarding R18m PPE tenders
By Rapula Moatshe
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Pretoria - A senior official at the City of Joburg Property Company allegedly awarded personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts irregularly, costing the municipality at least R18 million in fruitless and wasteful expenditure last year.
The tender in question was awarded to four companies for deep cleaning and sanitisation services during the national state of disaster in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report.
The report, dated March 29, 2021, stated that the general manager for special projects â identified as Gowrie Sunker â was found to have committed financial misconduct by flouting Section 172 of the Municipal Finance Management Act and disregarded supply chain management policies during a tender-awarding process.
The Special Investigation Unit, which was mandated by President Cyril Ramaphosa to probe the misappropriation of public funds related to governmentâs multibillion rand Covid-19 expenditure, has found that five senior employees of the Joburg Property Company, including its chief executive and chief financial officer, might be guilty of financial misconduct in the awarding of contracts to provide deep-cleaning and sanitisation services File Picture
EXCLUSIVE: SIU probe into dodgy Covid-19 tenders fingers Joburg Property Company CEO, CFO
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Durban - The Special Investigation Unit (SIU)has found that five senior employees of the Joburg Property Company (JPC), including its chief executive and chief financial officer, might be guilty of financial misconduct in the awarding of contracts to provide deep-cleaning and sanitisation services.