Banning of Tender System is something I agree with and it must be encouraged even in State Institutions.... Tenders mess up a lot of things.... They legitimize corruption....
Viva to NO Tender!!!! Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 On Aug 5, 2012 6:20 PM, "Khaya Xaba" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > *YCLSA Press* > > 05 > August 2012 > > *Continued call for banning of the tender system* > > > > The Young Communist League of South Africa [Ufasimba] intensifies the call > for the banning of the tender system in South Africa. We note the reports > in the Sunday Times on Sunday 05 August 2012 following the release of the > Draft Audit Report by the Auditor-General. > > The majority of the money intended for service delivery ends up lost in > corrupt unintended purposes and does not reach its intended objective, thus > denying the people access to their rights. The tender system further > increases costs of delivering services by the government through inflated > prices and corruption. > > It is of great importance that the government starts building its own > capacity for providing services and stops a heavy reliance on private > entities to deliver its mandate. We welcome the latest appreciation by the > African National Congress of the fact that the tender system is at the > heart of failing to provide adequate services to our people. > > It is imperative that a response to the issues raised by the > Auditor-General ensures that there is adequate support for the > administrative processes and the municipalities and government in general > tightens financial administration and processes so that there is adequate > accountability, monitoring and evaluation. > > Manamela said “Action must be taken to ensure that the concerns of the > Auditor-General are addressed to effectively increase accountability, build > capacity of the state and those that are involved in corruption are charged > by law enforcement agencies and disciplinary action is taken.” > > It cannot be right that audit findings expose administrators’ involvement > in tenders whilst they are under the state employ, which are plain corrupt > practices and no action is taken to root out that corruption. It’s plain to > see the high level of corruption in the Department of Transport in Limpopo; > the department employed the company On-Point but still hires consultants to > do the same work it has appointed On-Point for. > > This is the time to act in ensuring the state builds the capacity > considering the major infrastructural projects undertaken now. The state > should ensure the projects increase skills transfer and development, and > that the money involved is equal to the projects not as a means of quick > enrichment of certain individuals. The development of South Africa is > central in this projects and they should be treated with the necessary > commitment to development. > > > > Issued by YCLSA HQ > > > > Mangaliso Stalin Khonza > > National Spokesperson > > YCLSA > > 011 339 3621 > > 083 617 5546 > > [email protected] > > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail > to this address (repeat): [email protected] . > -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
