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TimesLIVE reports that no officials from public works and infrastructure have suffered any consequences yet for their roles in alleged wrongdoing in the procurement of the controversial R37m Beitbridge border fence.
This was indicated by public works and infrastructure minister Patricia de Lille in reply to a question by the IFP’s Mthokozisi Nxumalo, who asked for an update on the disciplinary process for officials implicated in the 40km-long fence debacle. The fence, bordering Zimbabwe and SA, was hastily built last year after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the closure of borders as part of the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. An investigation launched by De Lille in April 2020 found a litany of incompetence and wrongdoing in its construction. It recommended disciplinary action against 14 government officials. In her reply dated 22 June, De Lille said the hearing for members of the bid adjudication committee had been scheduled for 21 to 24 April, while the hearings for senior officials had been scheduled for 4 to 6 May. She said the hearing for the bid adjudication committee members had proceeded on the scheduled dates, with the department leading a witness on procurement processes. That matter continued on 14 to 18 June with further testimony and cross-examination of the witnesses. However, the hearing for senior officials was postponed when one of the official’s legal representative served the chairperson and the department with a court application to review the investigation report and stop the disciplinary inquiry.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ernest Mabuza at TimesLIVE
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