Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela says she has decided to conduct a preliminary investigation into complaints of tender irregularities with the Gauteng e-toll system.
Her spokesperson, Kgala-lelo Masibi says Madonsela will investigate allegations of an "improper relationship" between Swedish companies involved in the arms deal and the Austrian company Kapsch TrafficCom.
She says thereafter, the public protector will determine whether the allegations merit a formal investigation...
This follows complaints lodged by Democratic Alliance MP, Jack Bloom, the director for the Institute for Accountability in SA, Paul Hoffman and the recently resigned chief executive of the SA National Roads Agency Limited, Nazir Alli.
Bloom welcomed the announcement on Friday evening, saying he hoped that this was a first step towards a wider investigation into all the contracts involved in the e-tolling system.
