Beitbridge fence scandal

An investigation into the extension of the R40 million Beitbridge border fence has revealed the project’s riddled with corruption. Besides overpaying by R17 million, an audit has revealed the inferior quality of the fence makes it virtually useless. It was hastily commissioned in March to protect the country’s border during the COVID-19 pandemic. But it has now become one of two major scandals to dog the public works department, whose director-general was recently placed on suspension, pending disciplinary action.