Question NW511 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
05 May 2022 - NW511
Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What is the reason that the contract for security services for the High Court in Mbombela, which came to an end on 24 January 2022, was not renewed and/or replaced before it terminated on the said date?
Reply:
It should be noted that besides the above explanation regarding security services, the department also engaged the then contracted service provider to conduct assessment on the functionality of security systems of Mbombela High Court while the contract was still active. It was discovered that two Network Video Recorders were faulty and becomes dysfunctional. The two NVR system were found to be irreparable due to unavailability of spare parts in the local market. To mitigate the risk, the procurement process to replace the faulty NVR and monitors has since been finalized in March 2022, in that the security system functionality has now improved, however, there are some of the cameras that needs to be maintained and repaired which will be attended to as soon the new service provider is appointed.
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