Tender News and Blog

The South African energy utility is seeking applicants to provide design and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, as well as operations and maintenance services for a solar PV plant at its Duvha Power Station with a minimum 17 MW AC capacity and a maximum evacuation capacity of 30 MW AC on a site with an environmentally authorized land of 35.2 hectares.

The Gauteng North High Court has ruled the driving licence card tender irregular and unlawful, prompting the Department of Transport to re-advertise the process and implement interim measures to ensure continued card production.

As South African motorists eagerly await a significant change in licensing, a new court ruling has thrown a wrench in the government’s plans to extend driver’s licenses from five to eight years.

On Tuesday, 6 January, the Gauteng North High Court declared that the tender was irregular, invalid, unlawful and unenforceable…

Pending the appointment of a successful service provider under the re-advertised tender, the Department of Transport has also been allowed by the court to outsource the services of printing and issuing of driving licence (cards) to the Department of Home Affairs.

The North Gauteng High Court has scrapped the Department of Transport’s R898 million tender for new smart driving licence cards, citing irregularities.

The Gauteng North High Court has ruled the R898 million tender for new driving licence card machines invalid, citing procedural irregularities. This decision mandates a re-advertisement of the tender within 30 days, reinforcing the Department of Transport’s commitment to transparency

The Gauteng North High Court has ruled the R898 million tender for new driving licence card machines invalid, citing procedural irregularities. This decision mandates a re-advertisement of the tender within 30 days, reinforcing the Department of Transport’s commitment to transparency

Soundbite: Louis Boshoff (English) Soundbite: Louis Boshoff (Afrikaans) AfriForum welcomes the ruling yesterday in the Pretoria High Court that the appointment of Idemia as preferred bidder to print driver’s licence cards for South Africa was unlawful and invalid. The civil rights organisation is now calling on the Department of Transport…

The Gauteng High Court has annulled the controversial contract with IDEMIA for printing driving licences, mandating the Department of Transport to re-advertise the tender within 30 days.