{"id":911,"date":"2026-07-16T08:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/auditor-general-probes-department-of-transport-over-digital-contract-payments\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T08:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:36:37","slug":"auditor-general-probes-department-of-transport-over-digital-contract-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/umcwaningi-jikelele-wezimali-uphenya-umnyango-wezokuthutha-ngokukhokhelwa-kwezinkontileka-zedijithali\/","title":{"rendered":"UMcwaningi-Jikelele Uphenya UMnyango Wezokuthutha Ngokukhokhelwa Kwezinkontileka Zedijithali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UMcwaningi-mabhuku Jikelele waseNingizimu Afrika (AG) useqalise uphenyo olusemthethweni ngoMnyango Wezokuthutha ngemuva kwezinsolo zabantu ababika ukuthi izinkokhelo ezingaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-R10 zenziwe kuTigere Media, okusolwa ukuthi zeqa izidingo zethenda evulekile ngokugcina izinkontileka ngazinye zingaphansi komkhawulo ka-R500,000 kusukela ngo-2023.<\/p>\n<h4>Imininingwane Yokungalungi Kokuthengwa Kwempahla Okusolwayo<\/h4>\n<p>I-The Citizen ibike ukuthi uMnyango Wezokuthutha kuthiwa ukhokhele iTigere Media, inkampani ephethwe ngusomabhizinisi ozalelwe eZimbabwe, ngochungechunge lwezicelo zama-quotation (ama-RFQ), okubikwa ukuthi ngalinye lahlelwa ukuthi lihlale ngaphansi komkhawulo wethenda. Ukuhlela okunjalo kuzovumela ukuthi izinkokhelo ziqhubeke ngaphandle kokubangela inqubo yethenda evulekile nencintisanayo, okuphakamisa imibuzo mayelana nokuhambisana nemithetho yokuphathwa kwezimali zomphakathi. Lokhu kuthengiselana kwenzeke ezinyangeni ezilandelanayo, kusukela ngo-2023.<\/p>\n<p>Ngokwemithetho yokuthengwa kwempahla esemthethweni, izinkontileka ezingaphezu kuka-R500,000 zidinga ithenda evulekile ukuze kukhuthazwe ubulungisa kanye nokusobala. Lezi zinsolo zisikisela ukugwema le nqubo ngendlela ehlelekile, okubangela ukukhathazeka mayelana nokuphathwa kanye nokuziphendulela ngaphakathi komnyango. Ihhovisi lika-AG liqinisekisile ukuthi uphenyo luyaqhubeka futhi lizohlola ukuthi lezi zinsolo ziyiqiniso yini.<\/p>\n<h4>Inqubo Esemthethweni Yokuphendula Nokwengamela<\/h4>\n<p>Ihhovisi likaMcwaningi-Jikelele lathi, \u201cUkuhlolwa kuzoqhutshwa yithimba elihlanganisa ochwepheshe bokuhlola njalo kanye nophenyo.\u201d Ukuhlolwa kwakha ingxenye yomsebenzi obanzi we-AG wokuqinisekisa ukuthi iminyango kahulumeni ilandela imigomo yokuthengwa kwempahla yezomthetho neyokuziphatha. Umphumela wophenyo uzonquma ukuthi izinyathelo zokuqondiswa kwezigwegwe noma zomthetho ziyafuneka yini ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izikhulu ezithintekayo.<\/p>\n<p>UMnyango Wezokuthutha awukakakhiphi impendulo esimemezelweni sika-AG. Ukungahambi kahle kokuthengwa kwempahla kwangaphambilini emkhakheni womphakathi kuvame ukuholela ezicelweni ezibanzi zokuguqulwa kanye, kwezinye izimo, ukushushiswa kobugebengu, kuye ngokuthi okutholakele kubucayi kangakanani kanye nokuqinisekiswa kwalokhu okutholakele.<\/p>\n<p>Ihhovisi lika-AG alizange linikeze isikhathi sokuphothulwa kophenyo lwalo. 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