North West tender fraud and corruption

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

R470M Tender Saga: Former HOD Placed On Special Leave

Obakeng Eden Mongale, 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 to build the Brits District Hospital in 2008.

Obakeng Eden Mongale, the embattled head of the North West Department of Health, has been placed on a leave of absence following his arrest by the Hawks for allegedly awarding a multimillion-rand irregular tender. In a statement released on Monday (November 6), MEC Madoda Sambatha said putting the embattled HOD on special leave will “assist”… Continue reading R470M Tender Saga: Former HOD Placed On Special Leave