Trio in court for dodgy R225m contract

JOHANNESBURG - The crackdown on corruption has made its way to the office of the Chief Justice.

Three former senior officials are in the dock on charges relating to a dodgy R225-million IT tender for the national rollout of CaseLines, a digital court case management system.

The trio are accused of setting themselves up for a large slice of the contract after they helped to secure the deal.

The deal adversely impacted the audit outcomes of the Office of the Chief Justice in its 2021/2022 fiscal year.

It's the first time the institution received a negative audit report.

Making their first appearance in court, the accused applied to be released on bail, which the state didn't oppose.

The trio will be back in court on 7 February 2024, where the state intends on disclosing the contents of the docket.

* eNCA's Silindelo Masikane reports.