The battle over the awarding of a security tender at the Umgeni Water Board is far from over.
This fight for the security control at one of South Africa’s biggest water boards, which supplies water to more than 11 million people in KwaZulu-Natal, has been ongoing since 2018 when Umgeni cancelled the month-to-month contract with politically connected Excellerate Services (formerly Enforce Security Services). The contract, which had already expired, was awarded to another politically linked Reshebile Aviation and Protection Services, sparking a long-drawn court battle.
