DStv Channel 403 Friday, 08 November 2024

Discussion | Foul play found in Thembisa school project

PRETORIA - The Public Protector recently released a report on an investigation into allegations Gauteng departments improperly constructed a school on an old sewer line without conducting a wetland study. 

Over R80m was spent on an incomplete project.

The investigation comes after a complaint by Mmusi Maimane in September 2020. 

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Among other things, the investigation found the Gauteng Infrastructure Development and Education departments did not comply with the applicable legal procedures regulating procurement.

Public Protector, Adv. Kholeka Gcaleka, spoke to eNCA.

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