CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST #128: Solidarity Fund’s spending under scrutiny, SIU investigates billions in tenders, and the tourism industry plans its reboot

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CORONAVIRUS DAILY DIGEST 128: Solidarity Fund’s spending under scrutiny, SIU investigates billions in tenders, and the tourism industry plans its reboot

Scroll through the gallery below to view the latest Covid-19 numbers available on 19 August at the district level. All maps are sourced from provincial health departments. The Eastern Cape, Free State and Mpumalanga did not provide an update by the time of publishing:

Over the past five months, the Solidarity Fund has amassed R3.06-billion in donations to assist with responding to Covid-19 in South Africa. As of 19 August, the fund has spent R1.123-billion. It has repeatedly promised a high degree of transparency and a decidedly anti-corruption strategy in terms of procurement. However, little information is forthcoming about which suppliers have been paid for specific goods and services.

writes, information about spending on specific projects — such as testing or gender-based violence prevention — is not readily available and the Fund’s two spending reports cover only food and medical supplies.Meanwhile, the Special Investigating Unit has been busy investigating 658 Covid-19-related contracts worth R5.08-billion. According to the National Treasury, this is just under half of the R10.38-billion Covid-19 expenditure.

 

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