Treasury blacklist

THE National Treasury says it has 143 service providers that are currently on the database of restricted suppliers.

“We have to date 56 such companies that have been blacklisted or restricted, and there have been a total of 87 directors that are on the restricted supplier list,” acting chief procurement officer Molefe Fani said.

He revealed this when he briefed the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) on the blacklisting of companies that were implicated in malpractices or irregularities while doing business with the state.

He said 26 service providers were blacklisted for periods ranging between one and three years, 94 for a period of four to six years, and 23 are restricted from trading with the state for a period of seven to 10 years.