Zero accountability in Joburg cleaning tender saga

At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the City of Johannesburg's Property Company entity shelled out more than R18 million in what's understood to be inflated payments, all for deep cleaning and sanitation at its premises. The Special Investigating Unit soon smelled a rat. Still, the entity's CEO, Helen Botes, became the city's acting operations executive (COO). And even got the backing of senior advocate Pule Seleka to claim the SIU's investigation into her dodgy contract awarding "lacked evidence”. But News24 investigative journalist Khaya Koko says the SIU doesn't buy Seleka's claim: "The SIU says that's impossible because the municipal regulations are (still) the municipal regulations”. Later in the show, host Graeme Raubenheimer tells us how funds struggle to find their way to the Eastern Cape’s school feeding scheme. And finally, Cape Town Comic Con organisers say the festival is among the world's most popular. Mail your comments and voice notes to thelead@24.com. Editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.