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SowetanLive reports that Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu has placed the head of the province’s education department, Lucy Moyane, on suspension in connection with the investigation into the R2m laptop saga.
This follows preliminary findings by the premier’s integrity unit early this month, which flagged Moyane and seven other officials for participation in awarding a tender to buy 22 laptops from a service provider in a process that “cannot be said to have been fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective.” The department procured 22 laptops and a printer at a cost of R2m, implying that each laptop cost the department about R91,400. The supplier also did not comply with the terms of the purchase order and delivered laptops of a lesser quality than what had been approved and paid for. Ndlovu said the department must recover the money and that the name of the service provider must be sent to the National Treasury to be added to the database of blacklisted companies. On Wednesday, Ndlovu’s office advised that Moyane alone was handed a suspension letter to help the implementation of the recommendations by the integrity unit. A spokesperson added that more information on the implementation of the recommendations would be announced by the premier on June 30 “as promised”.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mandla Khoza at SowetanLive
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