“We are particularly concerned about unfairness in the awarding of government business and that sufficient care was not taken to protect against overpricing, as we identified a number of instances where municipalities paid excessive prices for goods and services”.
It found that the JB Marks municipality ordered 500 units of 5-litre sanitiser bottles at a unit price of R750, exceeding the stipulated price of R329.27 per bottle. In the case of Tshwane, the report said, its internal control environment did not detect that it procured PPE items from suppliers that did not submit a declaration indicating whether any of their directors, managers, principal shareholders or stakeholders were in the service of the state.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
As usual - comments from the municipalities and officials involved will be - “we are still studying the AG report and will respond at an appropriate time”. Then the AG will give us same or more similar findings next year. Show goes on!
Shit this is anc our fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers voted for. They are going to vote for the very same counsellor and mayors to lead them in the next election.
What about LepelleNkumpi
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Municipalities overpay for PPE while employees supply services, AG findsThe city of Tshwane, the eThekwini metro and the JB Marks municipality are three of the municipalities which paid excessive prices for personal protective equipment at above market-related prices as indicated by the National Treasury. It must be the Guptas Cee_S_ We are going somewhere. Little by little but, thieves won't just give up without a fight Smells
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »
Municipalities overpay for PPE while employees supply services, AG findsThe city of Tshwane, the eThekwini metro and the JB Marks municipality are three of the municipalities which paid excessive prices for personal protective equipment at above market-related prices as indicated by the National Treasury. It must be the Guptas Cee_S_ We are going somewhere. Little by little but, thieves won't just give up without a fight Smells
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »
Just 27 municipalities get clean audits as AG says skills to fix the problems are lackingAuditor-general Tsakani Maluleke said the improvements required to prevent accountability failures in municipalities, or to deal with them appropriately when they do occur, do not exist. The best choice I've made this year was investing in cryptocurrency and forex trading and earning from home. With the help of Banjy62 I've been earning ZAR60,353.00k weekly I've never regretted this decision fellow RSA, 🙏🏻 Municipalities are SA biggest problem but are overlooked All DA run municipalities have clean audits.
Source: SowetanLIVE - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »
WATCH: Community of Ward 98 in eThekwini protest lack of service deliveryUmgababa and Umnini community members blockaded streets on Wednesday morning, protesting over service delivery in the eThekwini Municipality.
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »
Millions lost as 15 municipalities irregularly invested in VBS: public protectorPublic protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has found that the municipalities that banked with the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank acted improperly.
Source: SundayTimesZA - 🏆 47. / 51 Read more »
Millions lost as 15 municipalities irregularly invested in VBS: public protectorPublic protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has found that the municipalities that banked with the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank acted improperly. People must be accountable for their actions 100 years later . Useless that one. Oh dear Julius GucciTwoShoes Malema and teletubby FloydShivambu won’t like that
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »