A SPECIAl tribunal has reserved judgment in the R40 million Beitbridge border fence case where the SIU wants payment to the two companies that won the now-contested tender to be withheld.
A SPECIAL tribunal has reserved judgment in the R40 million Beitbridge border fence case where the Special Investigating Unit wants payment to the two companies that won the now-contested tender to be withheld.
The R40 million contract to build the 21km fence between South Africa and Zimbabwe was awarded in March last year, just days into the Covid-19 lockdown. During the hearing on Monday, it emerged that the two companies were paid in advance and the reason given was that due to the hard lockdown at the time, it would take time to sign and pay invoices as staff movement was severely limited.
Theron said that there had been a full performance of the contract and the department got what it wanted with the money agreed on.
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