Gupta firm loses R2.5-billion contract
29 October 2017 - 00:00
Another multibillion-rand contract awarded to Gupta-linked companies has been cancelled by Transnet following an instruction from the National Treasury.
A R2.5-billion contract awarded to T-Systems and its local partner, Gupta-linked Sechaba Computer Services, was revoked because the Treasury found that it was "incorrectly and unlawfully awarded".
Transnet awarded T-Systems a five- year IT data service contract worth R500-million a year in March, despite its group executive recommending the contract be awarded to Gijima, owned by billionaire Robert Gumede, after a competitive bidding process...
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