Free State R48 million website tender exposed

"We will investigate if we got value for money"

No, the assumption is that you didn't, and you investigate who is responsible.

God, the lack of any sort of accountability in government is atrocious...
 
DJ... said:
"We will investigate if we got value for money"

No, the assumption is that you didn't, and you investigate who is responsible.

God, the lack of any sort of accountability in government is atrocious...
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Especially if you look at the amounts involved.

I would go so far as to say that these people simply don't have the brainpower to do the job that they're supposed to do.
 
kingrob said:
I would go so far as to say that these people simply don't have the brainpower to do the job that they're supposed to do.
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Au contraire. This was clearly intentional, and it appears to come from the premier's office, as usual...
 
That's the whole problem with the ANC government's tender process. It's racism in its purest form. They don't really want what is best for the country.
 
adrianx said:
That's the whole problem with the ANC government's tender process. It's racism in its purest form. They don't really want what is best for the country.
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Racism...no just theft & self enrichment. Its the ANC way.
 
Seriously makes me sick checking the source of that website damn crocks. Stealing tax payers money. Someone is benefiting from this and I thought SARS was going to put a stop to such spending like it did with gadgets/computers etc if a computer sales for R5 k u cannot pay R20 K and the culprits will be punished. Spending so much money on a website is madness I could understand if it was a database for banking etc but it's a simple website that used a theme that cost only $40 I am sure the web developer is furious to find out they made so much money out of his hard work without giving him a slice of the pie
 
RichardG said:
Seriously makes me sick checking the source of that website damn crocks. Stealing tax payers money. Someone is benefiting from this and I thought SARS was going to put a stop to such spending like it did with gadgets/computers etc if a computer sales for R5 k u cannot pay R20 K and the culprits will be punished. Spending so much money on a website is madness I could understand if it was a database for banking etc but it's a simple website that used a theme that cost only $40 I am sure the web developer is furious to find out they made so much money out of his hard work without giving him a slice of the pie
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+1.

I have no problem with a company using Wordpress for the needs for ie, the FS Guavamint.... but damnit, don't go paying for a Ferrari when you get a scooter.
 
Change the words to suit whichever place or thing you are tendering, seems to be the FS business model:

One contractor was from New York, another from Missouri, and the third from Florida. At the end of the tour, the guard asked them what they did for a living.
When they each replied that they were contractors the guard said,
"Hey, we need one of the rear fences redone. Why don't you guys look at it and give me a bid?"
So to the back fence they went. First up was the Florida contractor.
He took out his tape measure and pencil, did some measuring and said, "Well I figure the job will run about $900. $400 for materials, $400 for my crew, and $100 profit for me."
Next was the Missouri contractor. He also took out his tape measure and pencil, did some quick figuring and said, "Looks like I can do this job for $700. $300 for materials, $300 for my crew, and $100 profit for me."
Then the guard asks the New York contractor how much. Without so much as moving the contractor says, $2700."
The guard, incredulous, looks at him and says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
"Easy," says the contractor from New York, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Missouri."
 
The ANC must be voted out. Forget the DA which has no credibility amongst BLACK voters - it is and always will be a WHITE party. Throw your weight behind AGANG SA and get the ANC OUT!!!
 
I have been saying for a while, our Local Government in FS must the worst! We have the most idiots & corrupt bunch in the country making decisions and lining their pockets...banana republic run by monkeys!
 
48 million on a government website is madness.

That money should have went to building homes, upgrading public hospitals, schools.
 
rrcatto said:
The ANC must be voted out. Forget the DA which has no credibility amongst BLACK voters - it is and always will be a WHITE party. Throw your weight behind AGANG SA and get the ANC OUT!!!
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The DA is doing more for black people in South Africa than all the “black parties“ put together.

But because they have white voters, it's wrong and racist.

The anc has brain spooled the black people in this country very well.

Go figure.
 
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rrcatto said:
The ANC must be voted out. Forget the DA which has no credibility amongst BLACK voters - it is and always will be a WHITE party. Throw your weight behind AGANG SA and get the ANC OUT!!!
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Just so that I can try and understand what you are saying, is it bad to support a political party which consists significantly of white members but it is fine to support a party with significantly black members? Why is it that you think the DA "has no credibility with black voters"?

Does it not make sense to rather support a political party based purely on capability instead of just race?
 
noswal said:
Change the words to suit whichever place or thing you are tendering, seems to be the FS business model:

One contractor was from New York, another from Missouri, and the third from Florida. At the end of the tour, the guard asked them what they did for a living.
When they each replied that they were contractors the guard said,
"Hey, we need one of the rear fences redone. Why don't you guys look at it and give me a bid?"
So to the back fence they went. First up was the Florida contractor.
He took out his tape measure and pencil, did some measuring and said, "Well I figure the job will run about $900. $400 for materials, $400 for my crew, and $100 profit for me."
Next was the Missouri contractor. He also took out his tape measure and pencil, did some quick figuring and said, "Looks like I can do this job for $700. $300 for materials, $300 for my crew, and $100 profit for me."
Then the guard asks the New York contractor how much. Without so much as moving the contractor says, $2700."
The guard, incredulous, looks at him and says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
"Easy," says the contractor from New York, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Missouri."
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Why is the guard responsible for this?
 
rrcatto said:
The ANC must be voted out. Forget the DA which has no credibility amongst BLACK voters - it is and always will be a WHITE party. Throw your weight behind AGANG SA and get the ANC OUT!!!
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They will probably win 1 seat in the next elections. Go figure.
 
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