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The Scooter Project launched in the Eastern Cape on Friday.
- The Special Court has issued an order preventing the Eastern Cape Health Department from carrying out the scooter project, pending an investigation.
- The contract was canceled on Friday morning.
- Respondents did not object to the request.
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has obtained an order prohibiting the Eastern Cape Health Department from going ahead with the much-maligned R10 million medical scooter project.
“The contract has been annulled and annulled, based on the allegations of financial irregularities brought by the SIU to the Special Court today,” Special Court spokesman Selby Makgotho told News24 on Friday.
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Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba, Departmental General Superintendent Dr. Thobile Mbengashe, Chief Financial Officer M Daca, and Fabkomp (Pty) Ltd appeared before the Special Court on Friday morning.
They did not object to the request.
On June 12, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and MEC Gomba presented six scooters equipped with a first aid kit and oxygen.
However, the scooter initiative sparked outrage across the country, with some accusing the department of corruption, News24 previously reported.
The tender, which was awarded to a King William’s Town company, is under investigation.
The department previously confirmed that the Tender Award Committee was reviewing the following processes in awarding the contract.
The department also said the committee was acting out of “public unrest” over the deal.
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