A presentation has been prepared for Gauteng premier David Makhura by the provincial treasury’s audit services which reportedly reveals the following:
- R4.5 million was paid to companies that did not supply any goods
- R5 million was paid to companies to deliver PPE even though the department had not contracts with them.
- R12 million worth of goods were delivered before the issue of purchase orders.
- R82 million worth of goods were ordered from companies that were not registered with the Treasury’s central supplier database.
- R239 million worth of goods and services were ordered from companies that were not tax-compliant and whose bank accounts had not been verified.
- https://mybroadband.co.za/news/government/363310-gauteng-covid-19-corruption-crackdown.html