South Africa: Battle Between Police and IT Supplier Heads to Court

The battle between the police and a supplier that switched off access to critical IT systems last week, has hit the courts.

Last week, Forensic Data Analysts (FDA), a police supplier which has been accused of corruption, threatened to suspend the police's Property Control and Exhibit Management (PCEM) and Firearm Permit System (FPS), unless the police and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) pay them.

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