Battle brews over Limpopo broadband contract

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The project, which has a budget of R585 million, is allegedly in contravention of the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) Act.

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The Limpopo provincial government may have incurred irregular expenditure on a R500 million broadband infrastructure project, after it allegedly contravened the State Information Technology Agency Act.

But according to the acting CEO of Sita, Ntutule Tshenye, the project is in contravention of the Act. “Sita had previously taken the matter to court when the Eastern Cape provincial government had appointed a service provider to deliver broadband there.” However, Patrick Monkoe, the spokesperson for Limpopo Connexion, denied the project was in contravention of the Act. It was in line with the province’s development plan.

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