The Limpopo Department of Health has found itself in a storm over a controversial coal supply tender for 14 hospitals, as many of the facilities do not use the fuel source.
Earlier this week, the Conty Lebepe Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, raised the alarm about possible wrongdoing.A statement from the department said Ramathuba had instructed the head of the department, Mutheiwana Dombo, to launch a probe into the allegations.
Department spokesperson Neil Shikwambana said in a statement that the MEC instructed the acting HOD to investigate the matter. "The department believes that the leaking of these documents seeks to undermine the ongoing investigation and also to delegitimise its potential findings," Shikwambana said.SILENCED | He added that no work was done, nor payment made toward the tender.
It added that it had written to the portfolio committee chairperson to expedite that the MEC and acting HOD appear before the committee to provide details about the matter.
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