The Special Investigating Unit and Hawks investigators on Friday raided the Ratlou local municipality's offices as part of a probe into alleged irregular and overpriced procurement of PPE.
“The whistle-blower informed the SIU that one card would incur up to R5,000 for a local trip that is less than 60km.”
The Covid-19-related expenditure incurred by the municipality is estimated to be about R25m. “The figure is likely to rise after the raid,” said Kganyago.“It is alleged that once the announcement of the intervention was made, the municipality began to make rushed payments to service providers who, among others, were appointed for the supply and delivery of PPE, without ensuring that services had been rendered in accordance to specification.
“When the appointed administrator and her team resumed their duties at the municipal offices, they were chased away by a group of individuals.” A court order affirmed her powers, and the administrator placed the municipal manager on precautionary suspension. However, the council continues to disregard the administrator, said Kganyago.
“To date, the SIU team has been unable to access information and documentation pertaining to procurement undertaken during the national state of disaster and such information is only in the municipality’s possession.”
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