The unit, however, is still waiting for premier Oscar Mabuyane’s office to sign a letter of support to proceed with its investigation into the multimillion-rand projects. But office of the premier spokesperson Khuselwa Rantjie denied on Thursday that it had received the letter and declined to comment on the matter. The letter is required for the SIU to get a presidential proclamation to authorise the investigation.
Once signed, a motivation for the proclamation will be processed through the department of justice and sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office. This came to light during provincial SIU acting head Mike Koya’s presentation of the latest reports of investigations involving state organs in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday. Koya was speaking during the Eastern Cape provincial legislature’s strategic session for all committees at the East London’s ICC as part of preparations for the year.
“We have four matters where we are expecting a proclamation, however, they are being held up by the letter of support. “We have been waiting since June for the letter on public works tenders involving roads and we want to investigate the Stoep and Ebuhlanti,” Koya said. The Marina Glen leisure and recreation site on the city’s beachfront officially opened its gates at the start of the festive season. The upgrade, initially budgeted at R4m, ballooned to more than R31m and has been plagued by delays and legal issues.
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