{"id":1023,"date":"2026-08-08T09:06:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/department-defends-r1-8bn-fire-fighting-tender-amid-legal-dispute\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:06:39","slug":"department-defends-r1-8bn-fire-fighting-tender-amid-legal-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/umnyango-uvikela-ithenda-yokulwa-nomlilo-elinganiselwa-ku-r1-8bn-phakathi-kwempikiswano-yezomthetho\/","title":{"rendered":"UMnyango uvikela ithenda lokucisha umlilo lika-R1.8bn phakathi kwempikiswano yezomthetho"},"content":{"rendered":"

UMnyango Wezamahlathi, Ezokudoba Nezemvelo (i-DFFE) uvikele isinqumo sawo sokunikeza i-Tefla Group inkontileka yokulwa nomlilo ebiza u-R1.8 billion, naphezu kwengxabano yezomthetho eqhubekayo nosonkontileka wangaphambilini, i-Working on Fire, kanye nokuhlolisiswa komphakathi ngenqubo yethenda kanye nokusebenza kabi komnyango.<\/p>\n

Izingxabano Zezomthetho Nezinkinga Zenqubo Yethenda<\/h4>\n

I-Working on Fire, eyayibambe inkontileka ngaphambilini, yafaka inselelo eNkantolo Ephakeme yaseNorth Gauteng, isola ukuthi i-DFFE ivumele iTefla Group ukuthi ilungise isimo sayo sokuthobela intela ngemuva kosuku lokugcina lokufaka izicelo, futhi yashintsha kakhulu imibandela yokuthenga ngaphandle kokuvula kabusha umncintiswano. INkantolo Ephakeme igodle isinqumo kuleli cala kusukela ngomhlaka-19 Meyi 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsikhalazo somfakisicelo ukuthi umnyango ushintshe kakhulu ububanzi, izibikezelo zamanani, izibikezelo zokugqugquzela, izibikezelo zokuqaliswa kanye nezimo zokuncintisana ezisekela inqubo yokuthenga, ngaphandle kokuvula kabusha ukuncintisana,\u201d kusho abameli be-Working on Fire enkantolo. Ngokusho kwe-DFFE, inkontileka engu-R1.8 billion yanikezwa i-Tefla Group kusukela mhla lu-1 kuNcwaba 2026 kuya kumhla zi-5 kuJanuwari 2028 ngemuva kokuyalelwa yinkantolo ukuthi ihlolwe kabusha ngo-Ephreli 2025.<\/p>\n

Izingcindezi Zesabelomali Somnyango kanye Nemiphumela Yokusebenza<\/h4>\n

Isabelomali se-DFFE sonyaka wezimali ka-2026\/27 singama-R9.13 billion, okuwukwehla okungu-3.5% kusukela ngonyaka odlule, ngokusho kombiko wevoti lesabelomali sephalamende. Umnyango ugxekwe ngemuva kwemibiko yokuthi yi-18% kuphela yalesi sabelomali eyayisetshenziswe ekupheleni kwekota yokuqala kanye ne-38% ngekota yesibili, okuphakamisa ukukhathazeka mayelana nokusebenza kwayo ngempumelelo.<\/p>\n

Umnyango uthe, \u201cUkubambezeleka kokuqaliswa kwalesi sinqumo kungalimaza ukulungela kwesizwe ukuphendula ngomlilo wasendle futhi kuthinte ukuqashwa kwe-EPWP okuhlobene nohlelo.\u201d I-DFFE iphinde yacacisa ukuthi yayingazi nganoma yikuphi ukuthengiselana phakathi kweTefla neKishugu Aviation futhi yaqinisekisa ukuthi isigameko sangaphambilini sendiza enophephela emhlane esihilela iKishugu senzeke ngaphansi kwesivumelwano esihlukile senkontileka.<\/p>\n

Isinqumo sempikiswano yethenda sisalindile. Ukuqaliswa kwenkontileka kulindeleke ukuthi kuqale mhla lu-1 kuNcwaba 2026, ngaphandle kokuthi inkantolo inqume ngenye indlela.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I-DFFE ivikela inkontileka yayo yokulwa nomlilo engu-R1.8bn ne-Tefla Group njengoba izinselelo zomthetho ziphakamisa imibuzo mayelana nenqubo yethenda kanye nokusebenza komnyango.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[425,791,792,571,796,793,795,794],"class_list":["post-1023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-citizen","tag-budget","tag-dffe","tag-fire-fighting","tag-high-court","tag-r1-8-billion-contract","tag-tefla-group","tag-tender-dispute","tag-working-on-fire"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDepartment defends R1.8bn fire-fighting tender amid legal dispute - MK Party<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/umnyango-uvikela-ithenda-yokulwa-nomlilo-elinganiselwa-ku-r1-8bn-phakathi-kwempikiswano-yezomthetho\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Department defends R1.8bn fire-fighting tender amid legal dispute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The DFFE is defending its R1.8bn fire-fighting contract with Tefla Group as legal challenges raise questions about the tender process and departmental performance.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/umnyango-uvikela-ithenda-yokulwa-nomlilo-elinganiselwa-ku-r1-8bn-phakathi-kwempikiswano-yezomthetho\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MK Party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T07:06:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uMkhonto-Wesizwe.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/department-defends-r1-8bn-fire-fighting-tender-amid-legal-dispute\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/department-defends-r1-8bn-fire-fighting-tender-amid-legal-dispute\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Siphiwe Khaya\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#\/schema\/person\/9f56905371434eb29146240baa3cb283\"},\"headline\":\"Department defends R1.8bn fire-fighting tender amid legal dispute\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-08T07:06:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-08T07:06:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/department-defends-r1-8bn-fire-fighting-tender-amid-legal-dispute\/\"},\"wordCount\":310,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"budget\",\"DFFE\",\"fire-fighting\",\"High Court\",\"R1.8 billion contract\",\"Tefla Group\",\"tender dispute\",\"Working on Fire\"],\"articleSection\":[\"The Citizen\"],\"inLanguage\":\"zu\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/department-defends-r1-8bn-fire-fighting-tender-amid-legal-dispute\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/department-defends-r1-8bn-fire-fighting-tender-amid-legal-dispute\/\",\"name\":\"Department defends R1.8bn fire-fighting tender amid legal dispute - 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