THE Ministry of Community Development and Social Services has apologised for paying Magnum Security Services amounts totalling K98,000 without having a contract in place. The report of the Auditor General for the financial year ended 31st December, 2022 indicated that a review of the minutes from the Ministerial Procurement Committee meeting held on 1st February, 2022 revealed that the Committee granted authority to the Director Human Resource and Administration to award a contract to Magnum Security Services for the provision of security services for a period of three months (30th March, 2022 to 30th June, 2022) upon obtaining “no objection” from the Zambia Public Procurement Authority at a contract sum of K61,248. The report revealed that on 1st March, 2022,...