President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a team of ministers to get to the bottom of the PPE tender allegations. He wants a list of all companies, and the tender amounts involved this week. Justice Minister Ronald Lamola will chair the committee. Political editor Vuyo Mvoko spoke to Sally Burdett about this.
"Some unscrupulous individuals and companies have been looting state resources that were meant to provide food to needy families and PPEs to frontline officials, particularly healthcare workers," the minister said.Lamola announced special coordination centres aims to strengthen the collective efforts among law-enforcement agencies to prevent, detect, investigate, and prosecute COVID-related corruption.
Cabinet also welcomed the amendments to the terms of reference for the State Capture Commission which now allows law enforcement agencies to access evidence presented at the commission.
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