PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has described as ‘historic’ the online publication of a list of all COVID-19 related government expenditure.
This, after the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) published on Wednesday a full list of all companies who have been awarded contracts by the government for the supply of goods and services relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The lists include COVID-19 procurement information from all provinces, national departments and more than 70 public entities.
The move is in line with a directive issued by President Ramaphosa on 5 August 2020 for departments to submit full information on COVID-19 tenders to the ministerial team convened by Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola.
Ramaphosa made this decision after a Cabinet meeting and said the list of the tenders should be sent to a six-cabinet committee chaired by Lamola.
“This measure is unprecedented, and a clear demonstration of government’s commitment to
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