Company linked to Ace Magashule scores big on Free State road projects | amaBhungane
Sedtrade, a company linked to former Free State premier Ace Magashule, scored nearly R1.47bn worth of contracts out of R3.3bn allocated to infrastructure projects by the provincial Department of Police, Roads and Transport. amaBhungane obtained under the Promotion of Access to Information Act , showing the value of completed and ongoing projects for the 2016/17 financial year, when Magashule was still premier.
Sedtrade is a Vereeniging-based company owned by the wealthy Dockrat family, whose other businesses have also benefited to the tune of millions from projects in the Free State. The Free State department of police, roads and transport told amaBhungane it was"not aware of any favouritism that might have stemmed from personal or political relations as alleged".
"Tenders that were awarded were in compliance with the relevant legislation and regulations and were successful because of Sedtrade’s excellent history of performance with government departments," he said in a written response to questions from amaBhungane. The Auditor-General' s report for the 2017/18 financial year found that the Free State Department of Police, Roads and Transport incurred R1.6bn of irregular expenditure.
The AG highlighted:"The department continued to use contractors from this panel in subsequent financial years, even for projects that did not fall within the scope of the original tender. The department could not provide a valid reason for the manner in which these awards were dealt with. When comparing the awards made to the original tender, it was evident that some suppliers on the panel were preferred.
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