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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.

Critics say this favours Ithuba, the current operator

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.

The AGSA’s audit of the tender process for a license printer found it was riddled with problems.

Outa reveals irregularities in ‘corrupt tender’ with ballooning costs

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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 (AG) says the contract did not follow required procurement processes, nor did it comply with the Public Finance Management Act and Driving Licence Card Account policies.

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