KZN agriculture department a 'paradise for tenderpreneurs' – MEC
8 February 2019
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has suffered in recent years because of widespread corruption, MEC Themba Mthembu has said.
"There appears to be an alliance of tenderpreneurs, corrupt officials, some trade union leaders and some powerful people who are bent on helping themselves in the department," Mthembu said on Friday.
He made the statement after meeting with commodity associations to share the department's turnaround strategy for the next five years.
Speaking very frankly, Mthembu conceded that there were "elements" in the department that were "captured".