The Eastern Cape Transport Department says it had no choice but to deviate from normal procurement processes when recently awarding a scholar transport contract. Defending the department's decision, acting HOD Linda Salie said the urgent need to get the scholar transport programme up and running again necessitated bypassing standard procurement protocol. "The department had to find the best and the quickest mode of sourcing services so as not to jeopardise our learners' futures. The … [Read more...] about Department Defends Procurement Process Deviation for Scholar Transport Contract

