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No action has been taken on an SIU report that irregular security company contracts were signed over a period of nine years under the watch of six different CEOs or acting CEOs

Deputy Minister of Police Dr. Paulina Boshielo has revealed explosive testimony about alleged attempts to bug her phone following the cancellation of a R360 million tender linked to a multimurder suspect. The revelation comes amid growing concerns about political factionalism within the South African Police Service, with high-level accusations threatening to undermine the integrity of the country’s law enforcement leadership.

Fingers are being pointed at State-owned defence and security procurement company Armscor for the way it handled what is apparently a R500 million tender to

Eskom invites bids for the design, supply, and commissioning of a hybrid wind and solar PV microgrid at its RT&D facility for three years.

But a more recent whistleblower report alleges a corrupt cabal within the PRASA board

South Africa’s Auditor-General has found that irregular expenditure in the police service has escalated, while R2.5bn previously red-flagged in this arena is yet to be fully dealt with. Meanwhile, there has been ‘persistent non-compliance’ with supply chain management laws.

The South African Social Security Agency issues several requests for upgrades for its Western Cape and Mpumalanga regions.

The Democratic Alliance will call for a full investigation into Armscor’s handling of the R500 million Personnel Carrier tender, demand access to all evaluation and testing records, and press for procurement reform to ensure transparent, technically sound, and accountable defence acquisitions going forward. South Africans have reason to be alarmed: Armscor’s R500 million tender for new troop carriers appears plagued by the same lack of accountability and transparency that doomed past defence projects.