THE ANC in Western Cape saiys Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was intimidated by Western Cape Premier Helen Zille
On Friday Madonsela cleared Zille's government of acting unlawfully in awarding a communications tender.
ANC provincial secretary Songezo Mjongile told the Sunday Times the party was disappointed by Madonsela's findings.
"Clearly the intimidation of the public protector by the premier has influenced this particular outcome," Mjongile said.
The party was considering legal action, the weekly reported.
Madonsela said on Friday there was nothing unlawful about the Western Cape government's awarding of a R70-million contract to advertising agency TBWA.
She made four findings of maladministration, but did not recommend that the contract be cancelled.
"I haven't made a finding of unlawfulness," she told reporters in Pretoria.
Madonsela found that the tender referred to in the report was advertised, contrary to allegations that it had not been.
With regard to maladministration, she said it was ill-advised to have two of Zille's political advisers on the bid committee for the branding contract. This raised suspicions of political interference.
The protector said the premier's department had failed to employ proper demand management processes and had wasted over R8696 of public money when two out of three advertisements had to be cancelled because of this.
Zille took issue with this finding, and said the money spent on re-advertising the branding contract should be seen in context.
'Zille intimidated Thuli'
THE ANC in Western Cape saiys Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was intimidated by Western Cape Premier Helen Zille
On Friday Madonsela cleared Zille's government of acting unlawfully in awarding a communications tender.
ANC provincial secretary Songezo Mjongile told the Sunday Times the party was disappointed by Madonsela's findings.
"Clearly the intimidation of the public protector by the premier has influenced this particular outcome," Mjongile said.
The party was considering legal action, the weekly reported.
Madonsela said on Friday there was nothing unlawful about the Western Cape government's awarding of a R70-million contract to advertising agency TBWA.
She made four findings of maladministration, but did not recommend that the contract be cancelled.
"I haven't made a finding of unlawfulness," she told reporters in Pretoria.
Madonsela found that the tender referred to in the report was advertised, contrary to allegations that it had not been.
With regard to maladministration, she said it was ill-advised to have two of Zille's political advisers on the bid committee for the branding contract. This raised suspicions of political interference.
The protector said the premier's department had failed to employ proper demand management processes and had wasted over R8696 of public money when two out of three advertisements had to be cancelled because of this.
Zille took issue with this finding, and said the money spent on re-advertising the branding contract should be seen in context.