East London man, dead for two years, wins R1m PPE tender

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Odwa KK Matshaya’s family was stunned by the appearance of the dead man’s company on a list of more than 600 firms to have benefited from the department’s R1.2bn Covid-19 procurement expenditure in the past three months.

According to the list, 2KS Construction and Projects received R992,105.

Matshaya’s relative, who asked to remain anonymous as he works for a government entity, confirmed both his death and the presence of 2KS Construction and Projects on the list. “If you dig more, you will find there are ghost companies that got paid millions of rand. Get their account numbers — you will be shocked by who benefited. There are companies that were given appointment letters but no work was given to them, yet their names appear on the provincial list as companies that were awarded work,” said the official.

“If you look at this document , that’s exactly what happened. Some companies got paid round figures like R16m. How did that calculation come about ... this needs law enforcement agencies.” Madikane said he first responded to an invitation from the health department to tender for a tents and VIP toilets contract.He then responded to a call to supply of N95 and or KN95 masks.

 

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