Tender News and Blog

Here’s your morning news update: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories.

North West health reported that a group of men offloaded coal to block the delivery gate at Tshepong Hospital entrance on Friday morning,

Six more people have been added to the corruption case involving the alleged looting of R37 million from the Umhlathuze Water Board during the Covid-19 hard lockdown in 2020.

Our annual showcase has prompted a bout of painful introspection in the newsroom

The latest arrests bring the number of people accused in the case to 14.

Following the release of a forensic report which implicated uThukela District Municipality mayor Inkosi Ntandoyenkosi Shabalala, the ANC said it was expecting the DA to condemn its coalition partner, adding that because of the DA’s silence it now believed the party was also benefiting from IFP corruption.

Former University of Fort Hare vice-chancellor Professor Derrick Swartz will appear before the Special Investigations Unit, regarding its investigation into allegations of academic fraud.

The Competition Tribunal has dismissed a case of collusive tendering through price fixing involving a 2015 Eskom tender worth R240m against four firms and three joint ventures (JVs).

Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says the suspension is to allow space for the investigation to continue unhindered.

As announced on June 12, 2023, Georg Fischer Ltd. (“GF” or the “Offeror”) and Uponor Corporation (“Uponor” or the “Company”) have, on June 12, 2023, entered into a combination agreement (the “Combination Agreement”) pursuant to which the Offeror will make the voluntary recommended public cash tender offer for all the issued and outstanding shares in Uponor (the “Shares” or, individually, a “Share”) that are not held by Uponor or any of its subsidiaries (the “Tender Offer”).