Nomvula Mokonyane's R20bn water deal for China
Minister approaches Gigaba for project Gordhan had rejected
15 October 2017 - 00:02
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane wants the freedom to bypass tender regulations in order to award a R20-billion Eastern Cape water project to a hand-picked Chinese company.
Parliament and National Treasury have both previously warned her department to follow proper procurement processes as any deviation would be deemed irregular.
Mokonyane wrote to Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on August 25 - a few months after being turned down by Pravin Gordhan - requesting that her department be exempted from the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act and Preferential Procurement Regulations, for a Chinese company to be appointed to build the multibillion Umzimvubu water project...
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