News24 | amaBhungane | Joburg awards R263m water tanker tender to two 20-somethings

News24 | amaBhungane | Joburg awards R263m water tanker tender to two 20-somethings

Despite a flurry of red flags, Johannesburg Water awarded two little-known companies, Nutinox and Builtpro Construction, a R263-million contract to supply water tankers. Now, as the Joburg water crisis deepens, the award is bogged down by a court challenge from a competing bidder.

Joburg awards R263m water tanker tender to two twentysomethings

Despite a flurry of red flags, Johannesburg Water awarded two little-known companies, Nutinox and Builtpro Construction, a R263m contract to supply water tankers. Now, as the Johannesburg water crisis deepens, the award is bogged down by a court challenge from a competing bidder.

Outdated reliance on sub judice hinders the constitutional imperative of transparency - amaBhungane

As an investigative journalism unit, a core part of our task involves sending questions to various entities.These can include individuals allegedly involved in criminal activity, companies that appear to be fronts or facilitators of crime and government departments that may have engaged in irregularities.Sending these questions is a fundamental part of our investigative process and we couldn’t do our job without them.Not only do they create the …