Mapaballo Borotho

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the city of Tshwane has hired a tracing agent to track down controversial businessman Edwin Sodi, to eliminate any further excuses from the city on why it is taking so long to blacklist Sodi.
The City of Tshwane was asked to serve a notice on Sodi and his associates, who won the R292-million tender to upgrade the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The project, meant to serve Hammanskraal, was not completed, but money was paid out. The said tender is also suspected to be the cause of the cholera outbreak that killed several people in Hammanskraal in 2023.
Former City Mayor Cilliers Brink says that to secure justice for the people of Hammanskraal, Sodi must be prohibited from doing business with the government.
“I do not understand why the submission has not been made yet to blacklist Sodi; that constitutes an intentional delay. There are always delays that do not make sense, and I am worried,” said Brink.
Brink says he will continue to apply pressure on City Mayor Nasiphi Moya until they yield results.
Meanwhile, Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya denies that the city is delaying the blacklisting process against Sodi.
Moya says multiple attempts were made on separate occasions to serve the notice.
“The City initiated a supplier restriction process in respect of the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant Joint Venture in 2023. An initial submission was made to National Treasury in 2024, but this was not approved on procedural grounds.
“To avoid a repeat of those issues, the City took steps to strengthen its internal governance processes before resubmitting. While this has taken longer than desired, it was necessary to ensure that the submission is robust, compliant, and capable of being upheld,” said Moya.
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