Controversial auditing firm appointed by Gauteng Department of Social Development

IRREGULAR APPOINTMENT
Open Water’s mandate was to investigate the department’s school uniform programme, according to a leaked application document. The document states that the firm was chosen from a National Treasury panel of forensic auditing firms. The Treasury appoints panels of companies that have tendered to provide certain goods or services, from which government entities can request quotations.
Open Water was the only firm on the panel to be asked for a quotation, according to the application document. Standard supply chain protocol for this size of transaction requires…