SOEs flout procurement rules: AG

LIVINGSTONE MARUFU   State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and parastastals have been accused of systematically flouting procurement laws, bypassing competitive tendering and manipulating public contracts in practices that have exposed millions of dollars to waste, inflated costs and potential corruption, Auditor-General Vimbai Chikwenhere has revealed.   The findings, contained in the Auditor-General’s latest report, paint a troubling…