Only 40 shacks were constructed at Talana Hostel, and no structure was fully completed in Burgersfort Ext 10. Yet, the service provider received R2.5-million for the work between April and October 2020.
The SIU found that the appointed service provider, Aventine Group, “made misrepresentations and forged documents of industry experts with no links to the company to influence the direction of the bid”. Talana Hostel
and Burgersfort Ext 10. The scope of work included 152 pit toilets and the installation of three water tanks for an additional fee of R3-million. that the 40 tin shelters at Talana, which cost R64 000 each, were the subject of an investigation by the department of human settlements, water and sanitation, as well as by the National Home Builders Registration Council, which was appointed to probe the R2.5-million project.
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