4 days ago
Special Tribunal nullifies two Mpumalanga PPE contracts
The Special Tribunal has ruled that two personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts awarded by the Mpumalanga health department to Vitae Zoe to the combined value of R9.1m were unlawful and invalid.
These contracts were for the supply and delivery of 3,000 infrared thermometers in April 2020 and an additional 1,000 devices in May 2020. The tribunal set aside the contracts after an application made by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).
The tribunal, in its order dated May 5, also directed Vita Zoe to submit audited financial statements for the 2020/2021 financial year to the SIU and the tribunal registrar within 30 days of the order to determine payments received by Vitae Zoe under the two contracts.
Vitae Zoe had to propose a repayment plan within 15 days of a formal demand by the SIU.
'The SIU has received Vitae Zoe's financial statement and is determining the amount Vitae Zoe must repay,' SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said.
