Question NW634 to the Minister of Health
01 April 2022 - NW634
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Health
(1)With reference to the unqualified audit with findings on his department by the Auditor-General for 2020-21, what were the findings in terms of the investigations for the amount of R2,4 billion within his department; (2) what (a) total number of tenders were awarded within his department without proper process, (b) were the monetary values of the specified tenders, (c) services and/or goods were rendered and/or supplied by each tender and (d) to whom and/or what company was each tender awarded; (3) with regard to his department and the National Health Laboratory Service, the tenders were awarded to suppliers who were not declared to the SA Revenue Services, (a) who are the suppliers to whom the tenders were awarded and (b) what were the amounts of the tenders awarded to the specified suppliers?
Reply:
The National Department of Health is working with the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) to obtain the details that the Honourable Member is requesting. This information is being finalised and will be furnished to the Honourable Member as soon as it is finalised, in the next week or so.
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