Limpopo Premier, Stan Mathabatha has refused to place Health MEC, Phophi Ramathuba, on special leave.
She was accused of allegedly instructing officials in her department to choose certain companies to be awarded the contract of providing personal protective equipment (PPE) and other Covid-19 essentials.
The companies she allegedly selected included former sports and culture MEC Onnica Moloi’s daughter’s company.
While speaking to the media in Polokwane, Mathabatha said there was no reason to place the MEC on special leave.
“There are organisations and individuals who are talking of suspensions. One individual was saying because Gauteng premier, David Makhura did this, why don’t you do it?”
“I’m not going to do things because somebody did it in a particular way. Each individual case has its own merits.”
He said he would not take any action against Health MEC “who has produced results for the people of this province, simply because somebody has suspicions”.
He was so certain that Covid-19 procurement process was fair, transparent and followed prescribed provisions of the government.
