Tshwane Municipality has a duty to choose the best possible business partners in a transparent way. A crucial ICT contract shows how it may be letting its citizens down, writes Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
He that lies down with dogs, shall rise up with fleas, wrote Benjamin Franklin in 1733.
This piece of wisdom seems to have eluded the procurement team of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality – otherwise, it would have been more diligent and circumspect in choosing its partners.