Aggrieved service providers have rampaged against the North West Department of Public Works and Roads, accusing officials of meddling in procurement processes to secure tenders for politically connected individuals. They blocked the entrance to the department’s head office in Mahikeng on Thursday, January 18, with burning tyres and prevented employees from accessing the premises. Insiders… Continue reading Aggrieved Contractors Block NW Public Works Head Office With Burning Tyres
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North West Tender Declared Unlawful, Set Aside
THE Mahikeng High Court has declared unlawful and set aside a R44m tender awarded by the North West Department of Public Works and Roads for constructing a road at Mmakaunyane village outside Tshwane. African Times reported last month that the department’s adjudication committee, led by Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Peter Modika, had manipulated tender processes… Continue reading North West Tender Declared Unlawful, Set Aside
SIU Weighs In On R134M Ndhuna Tender
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has weighed in on the Ndhuna Civil Engineering Services’ controversial R134 million Khunotswana contract. It has requested all documents related to the tender as part of a planned investigation into fraud and corruption in the North West. In a letter sent to Vuisile Joba Dliso, the chairperson of the North… Continue reading SIU Weighs In On R134M Ndhuna Tender
Project-Abandoning Contractor Pleaded Poverty While Cruising In Luxury Cars
The contractor who abandoned projects in North West after pocketing R25 million pleaded poverty while driving to meetings and construction sites in new luxury cars, sources said. According to government officials, civil engineers and business associates, businessman Oberon Sungulani Matsuvuki rocked up for meetings with officials and civil engineers in expensive cars but continued to… Continue reading Project-Abandoning Contractor Pleaded Poverty While Cruising In Luxury Cars
North West Officials ‘Tampered With’ Tender Processes To Benefit Unqualified Contractor
The North West Department of Public Works and Roads’ bid adjudication committee, chaired by Chief Financial Officer Peter Modika, tampered with procurement processes and changed the rules halfway through to benefit a preferred contractor that had no track record. According to the complete tender record obtained by African Times, the committee changed functionality criteria… Continue reading North West Officials ‘Tampered With’ Tender Processes To Benefit Unqualified Contractor
Molapisi Accused Of White-Washing Ndhuna Probe To Defend ‘Tender Corruption’
North West Public Works and Roads MEC Gaoage Molapisi has been accused of orchestrating a plot to white-wash the R134 million Ndhuna Civil Engineering Service report and clear the contractor and officials at the centre of the alleged tender fraud and corruption. Sources, including civil servants, engineers and businessmen, said Molapisi’s decision to order an… Continue reading Molapisi Accused Of White-Washing Ndhuna Probe To Defend ‘Tender Corruption’
