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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 88454, member: 27"] Fallout from a R777 million water tanker deal just dragged the City of Tshwane back into a corruption circus while residents still chase basic water. Tshwane water tanker tender backlash [LIST] [*]City of Tshwane pushed through R777 million tanker deal. [*]Late 2023 contract handed to multiple service firms. [*]Water trucks are supposed to supply drought-hit areas. [*]Tankers backed supply across the northern and eastern metro. [/LIST] Procurement red flags and billing drama [LIST] [*]Critics say officials fast-tracked the contract. [*]Leaked paperwork hints at repeated contract renewals. [*]Costs ballooned far past early spending guesses. [*]Some operators allegedly billed for phantom deliveries. [/LIST] Political fight inside the Tshwane council [LIST] [*]Democratic Alliance councillors are pushing for an external audit. [*]ANC members defend tanker spending as a crisis response. [*]DA figures say oversight got intentionally dodged. [*]Opposition parties demand suspensions tied to procurement. [/LIST] Residents claim the tanker help barely showed [LIST] [*]Mamelodi locals report tankers appearing randomly. [*]Hammanskraal households complain about sketchy water quality. [*]Soshanguve residents still depend on unreliable standpipes. [*]Communities turned toward boreholes and illegal hookups. [/LIST] Forensic probe demands from civil groups [LIST] [*]Governance watchdogs want a full tanker programme audit. [*]Investigators are urged to review contract approval steps. [*]Groups question who pocketed money from the deal. [*]Activists want the recovery of suspect payments. [/LIST] Tshwane's finances are already under strain [LIST] [*]City of Tshwane struggles with heavy debt pressure. [*]Metro faces billing disputes and infrastructure breakdowns. [*]Ratepayers ask why pipes never got repaired. [*]Credit downgrades have rattled city finances. [/LIST] Recurring tender drama in Tshwane [LIST] [*]City of Tshwane has faced earlier service contract scandals. [*]Past tenders tied to waste and security fights. [*]Investigations and court cases followed previous deals. [*]Current tanker saga fuels wider governance anger. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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