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Misizwe Zulu was at the centre of an irregular R290 million electrification project in the Msunduzi local municipality in 2012 in which his company, TNT Technology Solutions, was overpaid by R100 million.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Amajuba district municipality’s new-broom mayor has his own chequered past

Misizwe Zulu’s company overcharged the Msunduzi municipality by R100 million for work it did not do

  • Paddy Harper
7 min read
Minister of Public Works Patricia de Lille.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

De Lille hastens IDT closure

The Independent Development Trust’s board and the department of public works and infrastructure have agreed to devise an exit plan, which will see the entity closed by early next…

  • Thando Maeko
3 min read
Minister Patricia de Lille decided to dissolve the state-owned entity, which is responsible for social development programme management services and delivering social infrastructure such as schools and clinics, after years of underperformance
INDEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Department ignores plans to save IDT, say employees

The company is facing numerous difficulties including financial unsustainability and an unconcluded restructuring process

  • Thando Maeko
3 min read
Change of mind: Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille rowed back on her decision to terminate the IDT because of poor project management and performance. (David Harrison/M&G)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

Crucial state workers given lifeline

Employees at the beleaguered IDT have been given a three-month extension of their contracts

  • Thando Maeko
3 min read
CABINET

Public works to dissolve IDT

The infrastructure entity is slated to be terminated after years of poor performance

  • Thando Maeko
4 min read