SANDILE MOTHA
THE GLOVES are off between the KwaZulu -Natal Department of Education and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) over the alleged inflated prices for the purchase of JoJo water tanks dispatched to schools across the province.
The IFP, the official opposition in the legislature, is adamant that something went wrong in the procurement process of the tanks.
Last week, it emerged that the department forked out more than R28 000 for each JoJo tank, an amount the party says was exorbitant.
“This is unheard of when you consider that a normal JoJo tank would cost anything between R4000 and R 5000. The explanation by the department that the amount includes transportation and installation is insufficient,” explained Thembeni Madlopha- Mthethwa, party spokesperson on education.
Madlopha-Mthethwa said she had raised the issue with the MEC for Education Kwazi Mshengu before the matter became public but was ignored.
“I first brought the
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