North West Department of Public Works and Roads

North West Official Appears In Court On 54 Counts Of Fraud

The Deputy Director of the North West Department of Public Works and Roads, Mmapitsi Virginia Seate appeared in the Mmabatho Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, November 13, facing 54 counts of fraud related to falsified travel expense claims. According to a joint statement by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and the National Prosecuting Authority… Continue reading North West Official Appears In Court On 54 Counts Of Fraud

Aggrieved Contractors Block NW Public Works Head Office With Burning Tyres

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

AG Flags NW Public Works’ R689M Irregular, Wasteful Expenditure

A North West government delegation led by Acting Premier Nono Maloyi on a walkabout on the Nelson Mandela Drive in Mahikeng on June 28, 2023. The delegation, which included Public Works and Roads MEC Saliva Gaoage Molapisi and HOD Moss Kgantsi, met with contractor Khosi Vuyo Logistics and announced an intervention to fast-track the project.

The Auditor-General (AG) has lifted the lid on the North West Department of Public Works and Roads’ poor management of taxpayers’ money and flagged its flagrant disregard for the law, accountability and policies. According to the AG’s 2022/2023 financial year report, the department incurred irregular, wasteful, and fruitless expenditure of R689 million, and underspent the… Continue reading AG Flags NW Public Works’ R689M Irregular, Wasteful Expenditure

Former North-West Public Works HOD In Court Over R470m Tender

A former head of the Department of Public Works in North West has been granted R50 000 bail in connection with a R470m irregular tender dating back 15 years ago. Obakeng Eden Mongale (52) handed himself over to the police on Thursday for allegedly awarding IIima Projects and Tsoga Developers a contract to build the… Continue reading Former North-West Public Works HOD In Court Over R470m Tender

Armed Contractors Bay For North-West HOD’s Blood

Aggrieved service providers have rampaged against the North West Department of Public Works and Roads, accusing HOD Moss Kgantsi and other officials of meddling in procurement processes to secure tenders for politically connected individuals.

Embattled North West Public Works and Roads HOD Moss Kgantsi is under siege from heavily armed service providers who are baying for his blood over alleged meddling in procurement processes. According to sources and eyewitnesses who spoke anonymously, a group of contractors stormed the department’s provincial headquarters in Mahikeng on more than one occasion this… Continue reading Armed Contractors Bay For North-West HOD’s Blood

Farmers Up In Arms Against ‘Arrogant’ Ndhuna

North West farmers are up in arms against Ndhuna Civil Engineering Services, saying the controversial company has directed traffic onto private property without permission to avoid building a bypass for Khunotswana motorists as required by the law. They say the company’s director, Oberon Matsuvuki and the North West Department of Public Works and Roads have… Continue reading Farmers Up In Arms Against ‘Arrogant’ Ndhuna

North West Officials ‘Tampered With’ Tender Processes To Benefit Unqualified Contractor

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. Molapisi has been accused of ordering an internal probe in a bid to clear HOD Moss Kgantsi, CFO Peter Modika and contractor Oberon Matsuvuki for the roles in the R134 million tender scandal. (Photo: Department's Facebook page).

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