Tshwane deputy mayor dismisses security tender allegations as 'political gimmick'

Tshwane Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise has labelled the corruption allegations against him as a political gimmick to decampaign the African National Congress (ANC) ahead of the local government elections.

A R2.9-billion security tender awarded to 22 companies in 2022, including one that Modise owned, recently came under scrutiny at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

It was revealed at the commission that two separate Bid Evaluation Committees previously recommended that the tender be cancelled due to sheer irregularities in the bidding documents.

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Responding to calls for him to answer, Modise reiterated during a media briefing on Thursday that he resigned from the company before he became a councillor. 

"I resigned [from the company] before I became a councillor. The declarations are there. It’s also important to know that this is a political gimmick that is a campaign towards the upcoming local government elections."