News24 | IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka suspended after R836m tender scandal probe

IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka was placed on precautionary suspension after a forensic report found she failed to act on red flags in an R836 million oxygen plant tender.

The Independent Development Trust (IDT) has placed its embattled CEO Tebogo Malaka on precautionary suspension with immediate effect.

This comes three days after a forensic investigation recommended disciplinary action against her and IDT’s general manager Molebedi Sisi.

Audit company PricewaterhouseCoopers found irregularities in a R836 million oxygen plant tender that the IDT awarded to several unqualifying companies.

According to Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson who briefed the media about the investigation’s findings on Tuesday, Malaka failed to exercise oversight. The report found that she relied entirely on internal supply chain management staff to assure her that the process had followed proper procurement protocol.

“She did not verify any of the documentation. She did not act on the red flags raised by the Department of Health. She did not convene the necessary risk committees to assess the matter. In this, she was not alone,” Macpherson read from the report.

More to follow.

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