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Szoboszlai paying tribute to Steven Gerrard… what a beautiful gesture 🥹❤️

Parliament Shocked After Finding Out Correctional Services Paid R726 for Cooking Oil Worth R29 and Over R3,700 for Gravy Powder Worth R920 Parliament has uncovered major food price inflation within the Department of Correctional Services after officials revealed that the department paid R726.57 for a litre of cooking oil with a market value of about R29.06. The department also paid R3,735.32 for gravy powder that normally costs around R920 in bulk. The figures emerged during a meeting of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services on Tuesday, where officials were questioned over a controversial five-year food supply contract. Committee chairperson Kgomotso Ramolobeng said the pricing exposed serious weaknesses within the department’s supply chain management and called for consequence management. Ramolobeng told the committee that several officials were already facing disciplinary action, while others suspected of colluding with suppliers were still under investigation. She criticised the department for failing to implement proper cost controls that could have detected excessive pricing before contracts were approved, despite the large differences between supplier costs and market prices. Correctional Services officials confirmed that the contract has since been terminated following scrutiny over inflated prices and procurement irregularities. Parliament also heard that pricing on several food items has been revised downward, with new pricing structures expected to come into effect from July.