THE Bulawayo City Council lost more than $300,000 in botched ambulance and vehicle tracking system deals to two briefcase companies.
The Deputy Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Christopher Chingosho revealed how the local authority was failing to recover $303,000 paid as deposit in two separate deals for a fleet of ambulances and the installation of a tracking system.
Chingosho was responding to questions posed by Nketa MP Phelela Masuku in the National Assembly.
The MP wanted to know why it has been impossible to track down the companies.
The Deputy Minister said the municipality paid $100,000 deposit for the vehicle tracking system and $203,106,40 for the ambulances.
He said the company disappeared and its e-mails started bouncing back.
He said they will continue to search for the company so that the $100,000 deposit which was paid could be recovered.
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