State capture: Auditor details how cops allegedly rigged tender processes ahead of 2010 World Cup
21 January 2020
Officials in the South African Police Service (SAPS) allegedly intentionally waited for the last minute to secure accommodation for members in order to avoid following proper procurement processes in the awarding of multi-million rand tenders, the commission of inquiry into state capture heard on Monday.
"This is accommodation for an event that South Africa knew about for years. I mean stadiums were built, but the police could only secure accommodation about a month before," forensic auditor Trevor White told the commission, which has placed a lens on the alleged capture of law enforcement agencies.
"You cannot use bad planning as a justification for emergency procurement," he added.
White was referring to accommodation tenders worth R60m that were all awarded to controversial businessman Thoshan Panday during the 2010 World Cup by the KwaZulu-Natal SAPS supply chain management, News24 reported.