The FF Plus is not surprised by the allegations that fraud was committed with awarding tenders for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Limpopo.
The Premier of the province, Stan Mathabath, must immediately place the MEC for Health, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, and the other officials who were allegedly involved in the tender fraud on compulsory leave.
Against the backdrop of a culture of looting and corruption that the ANC dispensation cultivated, extensive corruption with the tender process during the Covid-19 pandemic was to be expected.
The FF Plus in Limpopo warned in March already that the funds that were allocated to the respective provincial departments in the budget will not achieve the desired outcome due to the continued corruption, tender fraud and incompetent officials.
The daughter of the ANC's Deputy Chairperson, Florence Radzilani, and the wife of a senior official in the Office of Premier Mathabatha are just some of the individuals who benefited from the province's alleged irregular Covid-19 contracts.
Ndivhuwo Radzilani's construction company, Ndia Business Trading, was awarded a R1,1 million contract to supply personal protective equipment to the provincial Department of Health. Her mother, former mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality and currently an MPL, serves on the provincial executive committee (ANC).
According to official records, Susan Managa, the wife of the Deputy Director-General for Community Support in the Premier's Office, Eddie Managa, was awarded contracts amounting to R2,2 million.
The ANC cadres looting the tax coffers have reached a new level of audacity by taking the Covid-19 funds, which could mean the difference between life and death for some people, and lining their own pockets with it.
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