Allies of ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule and an unregistered local car wash and shisa nyama have landed lucrative personal protective equipment tenders in the Free State, reportsThe publication reported on Sunday that it had seen a tender bulletin from last month, listing the companies and their owners.
Another “associate”, awarded a R900,000 contract for PPE, said she secured the deal on merit and only enjoyed a “professional relationship” with Magashule. reported earlier in the week that the ANC's national executive committee was “outraged and deeply embarrassed” about allegations levelled at some leaders, members and their families. Two of Magashule's sons have been named as allegedly benefiting from tenders during the pandemic.
City Press reported that a company that organises an annual festival was listed as receiving R4.9m. A local car wash and shisha nyama, not registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, was awarded a tender for R4.3m in the Free State.
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