Tender Admin

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

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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.

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.