Tender News

The Department of Transport wants an R898 million driving licence printing machine tender to be set aside, in part because the team that was supposed to inspect the machine of the winning bidder looked at a different model to the one they wanted to buy, and were in the wrong country.

Suspended IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka denies bribery allegations in oxygen plant tender scandal, claiming she was set up and had no knowledge of the R60,000 cash

South Africa’s largest municipalities are embracing the new financial year by taking to the eTenders Portal.

According to the civil society watchdog Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, the tender process appears to have been manipulated to favour Idemia South Africa.

These are the top stories in this week’s City Press.

Transport department tender-bid evaluators go on luxury overseas junket — to inspect the wrong machine

South Africa’s state-owned energy utility, Eskom, has issued a request for proposals for 291MW of solar capacity.

The South African utility is aiming to tender 291 MW of solar under power purchase agreements. Projects must be at least 10 MW in size to be eligible. The deadline to submit request for proposals is September 19.

In a move aimed at combatting the rampant corruption tied to the provincial government’s tendering system, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced a new phase of the Nasi Ispani initiative.

Concerns mount at an eThekwini Municipal council meeting over R820 million in public tender awards for June 2025, as councillors question the transparency and fairness of the procurement process.