Transparency, automation and oversight dominate eThekwini tender debate
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Candidates in a mayoral debate for eThekwini presented different strategies for handling municipal procurement. Some suggested the complete removal of the current tender system. Other proposals included the public release of award details. Participants also talked about implementing automation. Stricter oversight of the process was another key point of discussion.
Candidates in an IOL eThekwini mayoral debate offered contrasting plans for municipal procurement, including scrapping the tender system, publishing awards and introducing automation and stricter oversight.