The national and provincial departments of health and education have paid up to five times more than they should have for personal protective equipment (PPE) to fight the spread of the coronavirus, says auditor-general Kimi Makwetu.
Auditor-general Kimi Makwetu was asked by President Cyril Ramaphosa to audit the procurement processes for Covid-19 related PPE, services and infrastructure.The national and provincial departments of health and education have paid up to five times more than they should have for personal protective equipment to fight the spread of the coronavirus, says auditor-general Kimi Makwetu.
After the outbreak commenced in March, the Treasury issued guidelines on maximum prices that government departments and companies should pay for goods such as masks, gloves, hand sanitisers, thermometers, medical waste bags, disposable plastic aprons and coveralls.President Cyril Ramaphosa asked Makwetu and his office in April to audit the procurement processes followed by government departments and companies when buying goods, services and infrastructure to contain the pandemic.
Makwetu on Wednesday released the first in a series of reports expected from his office in the coming weeks and months.
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