23-07-2025
MEC denies interfering with tender process
DURBAN - A big fight is brewing in the multi-billion-rand KwaZulu-Natal School Nutrition Programme.
The process is once again marred by controversy.
Aggrieved service providers accuse the education department of rigging the new tender process to unfairly exclude bidders in favour of politically connected individuals.
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MEC Sipho Hlomuka denies there was political interference with the procurement process.
The Service Providers Association wants the new tender process investigated and set aside. eNCA's Zanele Buthelezi has more.
