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Appointment of Visa Facilitation Services (VFS) for global visa and permit operations

Source: Parliamentary Monitoring Group, 16/11/2018

The Chairperson referred to the appointment Visa Facilitation Services
(VFS) for global visa and permit operations in South Africa and abroad
and said the Committee had proposed that VFS operate on a month by
month basis until it had completed its investigations on corruption
allegations. The Committee was not satisfied that VFS should be given
a contract without going through a public tender. He asked the DHA to
brief the Committee on the R750 million litigation case.
Mr Mavuso said the R750 million litigation case against the DHA was a
2009 matter. The company had charged the DHA in dollars, but the DHA
discovered that the band width was not assigned from outside South
Africa, but within the country. The bill had been R40 million at the
time, but the firm had been liquidated. The DHA had been recently
subpoenaed and had to be prepared for the hearing.
Ms Raphuti said the bill of R40 million was in contention between DHA
and the firm.
The Chairperson said the Committee would engage deeply on the
litigation at its next meeting.
The meeting was adjourned.

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