East London businessman Odwa “KK” Matshaya was reportedly awarded a tender by the Eastern Cape health department, despite being dead for two years. The man’s name was on a list with over 600 other companies lining up to get PPE tenders. Matshaya’s company, KS Construction and Projects, received R992 105 for the supply of PPE.
An unnamed man told Dispatchlive that this could be one of many ghost companies that are awarded tenders bu the authority. The names are only placed for application purposes, but the beneficiaries are people with influence in the local government.
“Get their (the companies’) account numbers — you will be shocked by who benefited. There are companies that were given appointment letters but no work was given to them, yet their names appear on the provincial list as companies that were awarded work,” said the official.
Another businessman was told to submit many quotes but did not receive any tender according to Dispatchlive.
“I only got an appointment letter to supply and deliver health care respirator masks to the health department. I never received an award letter. The next thing my name appears as one of the companies that got the work,” Mdu Madikane of Associates Logistics JV told the publication.
Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing a total of 658 PPE tenders worth over R5bn awarded in in Eastern Cape.
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Tenders worth R1.9bn are reportedly under spotlight as there is evidence the tenders could have been awarded to dubious companies or those belonging to authorities.
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a committee of Ministers to look into allegations of corruption in the awarding of PPE tenders across the country.
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola chairs the committee.
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