Sources allege fresh malfeasance at Sita

procedures at the State IT Agency are undermining governance backstops designed to prevent graft at government’s central IT buying organisation, which manages billions of rand in annual spending.have told TechCentral that they are worried about the changes, which come at a time when the organisation faces instability at board and management level. The sources asked not to be named, fearing retaliation.

“The problem is that these changes have not been amended in Sita’s policies, but they are already being applied at an operational level,” one of the sources claiming to have knowledge of the situation said. “When employees question such bypassing of policy, they are either suspended or pressured into resigning.”

“This applies across Sita to any delegations, including those relating to procurement. These are internal governance processes and decisions that are taken by the board and/or its committees. Therefore, we confirm that Sita does review the delegations from time to time,” Tlali added.

TechCentral is aware of four cases where Sita employees were either suspended or chose to move into different business units in recent months. Most of these happened after the introduction of the ministerial task team, which the sources accused of using harassment and intimidation against Sita employees. The task team reports directly to Gungubele.

It is alleged that Dzengwa at one point wanted to take on the role of Ebac chairman, but this was not approved by the board because it is not legal for a board member to “be both a referee and a player”. Sita, however, denies this allegation. They said bids that go through the procurement process successfully, where the preferred bidder is not linked to one favoured by rogue elements at Sita, are “nitpicked out of contention”. Once the unwanted bidders are disqualified, sources say, the “favoured” bidders are then pushed through governance processes.

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