Competition Commission lifts Hukuntsi tender suspension
Friday, September 26, 2014
CA Duncan Morotsi (second from left) with the representatives of K Build Hardware and Ambica Trading. PIC KEBOFHE MATHE
The tender, which was awarded to K-Build Hardware and Ambica Trading, was suspended to allow the body to complete its investigations, following allegations of bid rigging. The authority alleged that companies that won the tender colluded in their application. While only one tender was released, both companies won it, which implored the commission to suspend it.
According to the papers brought before the commission, the matter had to be addressed urgently to avoid irreparable damage to the Hukuntsi District council.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...