Govt sued for P10m spying equipment
Friday, October 22, 2010
Dukef Holdings (Pty) Ltd, which specialises in military equipment, won the tender valued at US1,529,000, about P9,938, 500, for the supply, delivery and installation of GSM Cellular and computer systems with encryption types A:5, S:52 and A5:3 for BPS.
The company was awarded the controversial tender on 8 May two years ago. The equipment was to be used to eavesdrop on the cell phone and electronic mail conversations of citizens without detection.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...