A project worth R518m to provide tablets and Internet connectivity to Gauteng schools will be investigated for potential violations of procurement processes, according to a report published on Monday. According to website Times Live, the auditor-general has flagged the project for tender irregularities
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The provincial government in Gauteng has outlined details of a R396m “e-learning solution” designed to replace the controversy-ridden R2,2bn Gauteng Online. It will involve the roll-out of 88 000 Android-powered tablet computers made by China’s
Gauteng’s department of finance has canned the controversy-ridden Gauteng Online project meant to provide connectivity and computing to the province’s schools. Instead, it has issued a new tender for what it calls “e-learning solutions”, in terms of which suppliers will provide 80 000 tablets to 1 600 schools in the province
The new tender for the controversial project was cancelled three days before the finalisation of a major tender to install Internet-connected computer labs in the province’s public schools. At a media conference on Tuesday, Gauteng finance minister Mandla Nkomfe said the department had decided to review