Scale of multimillion-dollar oxygen plant tender fraud brought to light in South Africa

  • Gas
  • July 30, 2025

A newly released forensic report has revealed the in a multimillion‑dollar project to install oxygen generation plants at 55 state hospitals across South Africa.

Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson issued the report on 29 July following an investigation by PwC South Africa into a company that received a government contract to install the plants, despite appearing not to exist in any meaningful sense.

Bulkeng, the company in question, was awarded a R428m ($24m) portion of an overall R836m ($46.8m) oxygen‑plant project by the Independent Development Trust (IDT) on behalf of the Department of Health.

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