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Moti wants tenders as Boko’s direct appointments irk locals

Zunaid Moti.PIC.Zunaidmoti.co.za
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A South African Company, Moti Group, belonging to President Duma Boko’s friend, wants a tender to build clinics and schools. The deal will last 17 years and be a lease-to-own arrangement.

The company will deliver ready-made clinics and schools made from renovated shipping containers. Although it is unclear how many schools and clinics Moti Group plans to build, the total cost for a single clinic is P9.1 million, while a single school will cost P36.4 million.

With Boko having supposedly inherited empty coffers from the previous regime, Moti Group has even suggested to the government where the latter can get project funding from individual ministries’ developmental budget.

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