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Legal Challenge Halts South Africa's Wildfire Management Tender
A legal dispute has temporarily frozen the awarding of a national wildfire management contract, impacting a critical environmental service.
JOHANNESBURG – The allocation of South Africa's national wildfire management contract has been put on hold following a legal challenge initiated by Working on Fire (WoF).
WoF has filed an urgent application seeking to interdict the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) from awarding the tender to Tefla, the company provisionally identified as the preferred bidder. The DFFE and Tefla are reportedly opposing WoF's application for urgent relief.
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Sources
- [1] Working on Fire sues over tender— Mail & Guardian
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