Tender News and Blog

Multinational tech firm Gartner’s revealing self-disclosure about its corrupt 2015 deal with the SA Revenue Service leaves South Africans with two questions: Did tech businessman Patrick Monyeki bribe then tax boss Tom Moyane to bat a R200-million tech contract to Gartner and, crucially, why are the Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority still sitting on their hands?

The KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra’s World Winter Symphony Season begins this week and features a superb line-up of international and local talent.

Matthijs de Ligt at just 23 years of age has transformed into one of the best defenders in Europe, having played for Ajax, Juventus, and Bayern Munich.

The Bellville Commercial Crimes Court postponed the case against Paul Matthew Hatting, who has been charged with fraud, corruption and money laundering following a R49 million City of Cape Town tender.

Health minister Joe Phaahla has promised to tackle the issues of poor leadership and governance that have dogged some of the major hospitals in Gauteng, saying several key appointments will soon be made to bring stability to the health department of the country’s’ economic hub.

The Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) has come a long way since being established in 1986 to fund and implement the South African portion of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), gaining momentum on several other projects critical to South Africa’s economy. Since its original mandate – financing, building, operating and maintaining the LHWP’s Delivery Tunnel North – the TCTA has received several directives, transforming into a multiproject entity tasked with funding and implementing a portfolio of bulk raw water infrastructure projects on behalf of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Judith Tshabalala, has assured residents in the Rustenburg Local Municipality, who are affected by sewer blockages and overflowing manholes, that their challenges will be resolved.

The City of Tshwane has approved a R450m budget for the upgrade of Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant.

Officials at defence and military veterans department allegedly awarded tenders to friends and received kickbacks.