Tag: PPE
SANDF PPE scandal brought to light
Department of Defence officials are being investigated for apparently manipulating dozens of Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) tenders, in the latest such scandal to...
SANDF four apparently part of R273 million plus PPE swindle
The first court appearance of four SA National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel in connection with personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud and corruption to the...
SANDF receives PPE from China
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has taken delivery of a consignment of personal protective equipment (PPE) from China, which arrived at OR...
South Africa investigates COVID-linked corruption of 5 billion rand
South African authorities are investigating government departments for graft over irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders worth 5 billion rand, the head of its Special Investigating...
US C-130J delivers personal protective equipment to South Africa
A United States Air Force C-130J Super Hercules on Saturday delivered nearly R6 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the South African...
DoD condemns faceless scammers aiming to feed off COVID-19 pandemic
Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s Department of Defence (DoD) roundly condemned “faceless rogue elements” who apparently used the Minister’s name as well as those of the...
US donates PPE to Ghana’s armed forces
The United States, through the US military’s Africa Command and the Department of State, has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to...
With drones and masks, African innovators keep COVID-hit economies afloat
Ghanaian pilot Eric Acquah started a drone company in 2017 to spray crops with pesticides, but when coronavirus hit the West African country he...
United States donates more face masks to the SAMHS
The United States has donated 11 000 plastic face masks to the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) to assist the country’s efforts to...
US donates personal protective equipment to Eswatini
The US Department of Defence has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to Eswatini, including face shields, facepiece masks and infrared thermometers.
The equipment was handed...
Large PPE donation for SAAF
JSE-listed Bidvest Group has, via a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the SA Air Force (SAAF), shown its commitment to assisting the...
