KZN bus operator claims R6m-a-month contract was reassigned without a tender process – The Mail & Guardian

KZN bus operator claims R6m-a-month contract was reassigned without a tender process – The Mail & Guardian

A KwaZulu-Natal bus operator has alleged that the provincial department of transport awarded a contract worth about R6 million without advertising it for competitive bidding. Mduduzi Sithole, 47, the owner of Zululand Bus Service, which operates passenger routes between uMtubatuba and Nseleni in northern KwaZulu-Natal, says he initially held the contract before losing it in January 2025.  He alleges that departmental officials colluded with anot…