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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa\u2019s Special Investigation Unit, established to tackle corruption and the misuse of public funds, asked the National Treasury to bar Oracle from doing business with the government because of what it says was a flawed tender.<\/p>\n

The contract, which is with the Treasury, is related to a system that keeps track of government accounts, spending and assets aside from state salaries.<\/p>\n

The tender, worth R800 million, was awarded almost two decades ago, but a working system has not been delivered. The Treasury is contesting the SIU\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n

Oracle didn\u2019t respond to a request for comment sent by email.<\/p>\n

Should the so-called blacklisting go ahead, Oracle would join companies including KPMG, McKinsey, SAP, ABB and Bain & Co. among companies that have been either fined or barred from doing business with South Africa\u2019s government.<\/p>\n

Those actions were related to allegations of corruption or because tenders were allegedly improperly awarded.<\/p>\n

\u201cLegally, we can go ahead with our findings as they are based on evidence,\u201d Andy Mothibi, head of the SIU, told lawmakers in Cape Town on Wednesday. He said the report is an interim one and will be finalized soon.<\/p>\n

The SIU also recommended the criminal prosecution of five Treasury officials and a review of that department\u2019s supply chain management.<\/p>\n

When the report is final, \u201cwe will formalize our representations to demonstrate why the allegations in the report should be contested,\u201d Treasury Director-General Duncan Pieterse said.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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