Corruption Watch said it had written to the National Treasury due to the relaxed procurement measures intended to expedite purchasing of goods to manage SA's Covid-19 health crisis.
Pretoria – Corruption Watch said on Tuesday it had written to the National Treasury raising concerns around the increased possibility of looting of public funds due to relaxed procurement measures intended to expedite purchasing of goods to manage South Africa's Covid-19 health crisis.
"These principles continue to govern procurement even in the circumstances that have necessitated a relaxation of certain of the regulations governing procurement,” said Lewis. The discretionary use of emergency procurement laws - open to interpretation - was an area of particular vulnerability, as items procured under this category may not necessarily be related to management of the virus, said Lewis.
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