JOHANNESBURG – Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille on Saturday revealed that an investigation into the R37 million fence at the Beitbridge border recommended disciplinary cha
rges against 14 senior officials of her department due to alleged acts of misconduct related to the project.
In a statement on Saturday, De Lille said the report recommended that the border fence project be brought before the Special Investigating Unit Tribunal to pursue civil litigation. “At all times, the cost of the project communicated to me was in the region of R37.1 million. It was only much later that officials informed me of the additional cost of just over R3.2 million for the Principal Agent for professional services and project management which led to the actual total projected spend being just over R40.4 million,” De Lille said.
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