The Democratic Alliance will be asking hard questions about the Gauteng Health Department’s award of a R2.5 million contract to the company of an ANC branch member who is apparently a friend of Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko.
Ms Nhlake Pricilla Mothobuka owns Modjadji Creations, which was awarded the three-year contract in November last year for nearly 8 500 golf shirts at R280 each.
The suspicious thing is that the company was deregistered by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) in March 2023, but it returned to trading shortly before submitting a bid for this deal.
Social media posts indicate that Mothobuka is a close friend of the MEC, but she denies this even though there are photos of her socialising with Nkomo-Ralehoko at ANC events.
I will be asking official questions about the bid process for this contract, and how much has already been paid to company.
This department is notorious for corruption, including the R800 million fishy contracts at the Tembisa Hospital that murdered whistle-blower Babita Deokaran tried to stop,
The DA in Gauteng will continue to push for a thorough overhaul of the department, including the dismissal of the MEC and the Head of Department Lesiba Malotana, who the SIU is investigating for allegedly sharing in more than R10 million bribes to influence the award of two contracts.
How much longer will Premier Lesufi turn a blind eye to this appalling mismanagement which hurts patients in our hospitals.