Audit on PPADB to be released October

The audit sought to identify opportunities for corruption and loopholes within the procurement organisation. Speaking at a two-day workshop of Ministerial Tender Committees (MTC) on Monday, the executive chairperson of PPADB, Bridget John, said the audit was prompted by the board's concern over "the view held by some that there is corruption in public procurement".

"We are curious to know what the real situation is and the basis for corruption perceptions," John said. She also disclosed that PPADB had acquired the support of the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) governance programme to fund a Corruption Perception Survey by independent experts.