Question NW2465 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
28 July 2015 - NW2465
Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether he is aware that a certain person (Mr K Ngema) made applications to the National Treasury on 3 September 2012 (details furnished BB9) requesting condonation of irregular expenditure to the value of R819 million and of National Treasury approval (details furnishedBB13), while bids above R10 million that did not go out to tender in the specified period totaled over R7.2 billion (details furnishedBB10,BB11, BB12); (2)whether he intends to take any action in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2833E
Reply:
(1) No, as ststed in my response to PQ2015/2464 I am not aware of these assertions.
(2) I intend writing to the MEC responsible for local government in Gauteng, in terms of Section 106(4)(b) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No.32 of 2000), requesting him to commission an investigation into the matter.