“Despite public undertakings from Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to remove the tainted R836m hospital oxygen plan tender from the Independent Development Trust (IDT), the Maziya joint venture’s contract remains firmly as it was,” reported MedicalBrief (30 October 2025)
“A R152m contract with the Maziya On-Site Gas Systems joint venture to supply the plants is still with the IDT — despite the Minister promising that the entire tender had been taken away from the trust.
“The trust had awarded about 55 hospital sites split between two bidders: Bulkeng, with a contract for R428m, and Maziya, with a contract worth R152m.
“Now it has emerged that the Maziya contract has remained in place with the IDT, despite the initial claim that the DBSA would take over, review and probably rerun the whole process.
“Funded by the Global Fund, the plan’s projected budget ballooned from R216m to R836m.”
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