According to a report in The Star, Aurecon JV — a consulting engineer joint venture that was awarded an almost R100 million project management unit contract in September 2010 — was paid more than it was entitled to between April and October last year.

The department reportedly outsourced its project management duties to Aurecon, in effect giving it control of school infrastructure contracts for three years.

The firm had the power to design, manage and implement projects in the province and help adjudicate and award tenders.

The Star reported that, according to documents it had seen, the department also extended Aurecon JV’s three-year contract by six months.

Aurecon spokesman Ronnie Khoza denied any wrongdoing by the company.

The Mail&Guardian reported that, according to a confidential affidavit by a Gobodo forensic auditor investigating on behalf of the Treasury, there was a “significant deviation” from the tender initially entered into with Aurecon JV.

The report is part of an investigation into alleged irregularities in textbook and other educational tenders in Limpopo.

Textbooks for some grades were delivered seven months late in the province, only after the NGO, Section 27, obtained a court order with a deadline forcing the government to act.

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Jul 6, 2012

Knan

I smell some rat here, there's some 1 pol behind the directorship
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Jul 6, 2012

Knan

Limpopo is rotten to the core maan...
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Jul 6, 2012

MissBhakajuju

mail & gaurdian, the agent of the us/uk/da, why am I not even suprised ?
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Jul 6, 2012

Doculam

@MissBhakajuju:"mail & gaurdian, the agent of the us/uk/da, why am I not even suprised ?
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Do you really belief what you are saying??? Are you very gullible??? Do you look at things from a neutral point, or do you believe what you prefer???
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Jul 6, 2012

ndhandhazi

The money used to win ANC polokwane conference in December 2011.
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Jul 6, 2012

MissBhakajuju

@Doculam

i understand you, but sometimes the media goes all out to give a bad picture, on some matter that is not even yet

investigated, as someone who's in Businesses myself, I know how a little misunderstanding/ error can be blown over

proportion.
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Jul 6, 2012

Doculam

@MissBhakajuju: What you say is true, experienced misinformed media myself before. But according to your 1st comment it seems as if you already made up your mind that the article is incorrect and that the specific paper is teaming up to discredit Government. Lets hope a proper and fair investigation will reveal all truth.

Enjoy your weekend Sisi!
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Jul 8, 2012

WakeUpSouthAfrica

MissBhakajuju - Mail & Guadian is owned by a black dude, tool.
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