SIU to probe Western Cape’s R328k PPE procurement

Cape Town - The Western Cape legislature spent R328 814 on the procurement of personal protective equipment in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic, Speaker Masizole Mnqasela has revealed.

“In addition to the PPE procured for officials and Members of the Provincial Parliament, the legislature has also procured a generous quantity of reusable cloth masks and bottles of hand sanitiser for distribution in communities across the province. SIU chief national investigations officer Leonard Lekgheto, last week told Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts that in addition to the two departments, the Matzikama and Laingsburg municipalities were also under investigation.

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