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A French multinational firm has defended its selection for a big South African driving licence printing machine tender. This is despite a newly shared Auditor General report that found evidence of brazen disregard for procurement processes in the deal.

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy takes decisive action to block a controversial driving licence machine tender after the Auditor-General uncovers serious irregularities in the procurement process.

The Auditor-General’s audit of the Driving Licence Card Account’s supply chain management processes revealed irregularities in the tender evaluation.

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The Auditor General found the selection of a French multinational firm for a more than R480 million driver’s licence printing machine tender was irregular. The Department of Transport is planning to make a high court application to find a way forward.

The Auditor General’s investigation found the tender awarded to Idemia to purchase a new driving licence card machine was irregular

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has issued a tender for the supply and installation of a green energy irrigation

A street circuit in Cape Town or the less picturesque but historic Kyalami race track in Johannesburg?

Investigation finds the company submitted a fraudulent document in its bid but got the contract

In an unprecedented move, which is viewed as a breach of regulations and the Lotteries Act, Parks Tau wrote to all the bidders for the R180 billion lottery licence tender last month, informing them about the extension of the validity period.