Zondo urges crackdown on corruption; Economist warns of excessive budget cuts; Transnet execs under fire for 10,000% markup on breathalyser straws; and Private sector should manage SA ports.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said the government needs to close the taps in public procurement in its fight against corruption. Though legislation is in the pipeline to overhaul the procurement system, Zondo said it must be implemented now. “The levels of corruption in our country have reached completely unacceptable proportions, and unless something very drastic and effective is done, soon we will have no country worth calling our home.
[: Transnet and the Special Investigating Unit have won a court order blocking pension payouts to two former employees accused of inflating the price of breathalyser straws by a staggering 10,000%. Instead of paying 29 cents each for the straws, the employees are alleged to have colluded with three suppliers to pay R29.29 for each straw. [ The Western Cape provincial government is sounding loud warning noises about the escalating dysfunction at the Port of Cape Town.
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