The SIU welcomes the arrest of Moretele Municipality former municipal manager in the North West, Theletsi Roger Nkhumise, for allegedly contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act and the irregular awarding of a multimillion rand IT tender.
Nkhumise was arrested on Friday and immediately appeared at the Moretele Regional Court. Nkhumise is accused of unlawfully appointing Flame IT Strategy to render ICT services to the Moretele Municipality to the tune of approximately R215 million.
The arrest of Nkhumise follows an investigation conducted by the SIU, which revealed that the municipality increased the scope of work with two addendums to the original contract without following processes governing municipal procurement of goods and services.
SIU investigation revealed that the price from that of the original contract between Madibeng Municipality and Flame IT are definitely not in sync with the pricing between Moretele Municipality and Flame IT. Madibeng paid Flame IT approximately R64 million for a similar service.
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