Call for independent probe into Sanral tenders

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has called on Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy to launch an independent forensic investigation into tender awards by the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) - or for parliament's standing committee on public accounts to conduct an inquiry into the roads agency.

- Roy Cokayne

This follows Sanral rejecting suggestions that the findings of its investigation into the R1.57 billion Masekwaspoort tender award warrant a probe into all the tenders it has awarded to the China State Construction and Engineering Corporation (CSCEC).

CSCEC, in a joint venture with Base Major, was awarded the Masekwaspoort tender.

Sanral’s investigation into the award revealed that the tender process was marred by a host of irregularities that undermined the lawfulness, rationality and fairness of the procurement process.