OVER E3 MILLION RAISED IN 3 HRS

MBABANE – Government has made a whopping over E3 million in a space of three hours in the sale of damaged vehicles.

The auction sale took place yesterday at the Central Transport Organisation (CTO) site.
Over 200 bidders gave each other stiff competition and wouldn’t budge for their competitors. The cheapest item sold was a motorcycle that went for only E50 with no competitors.

Vehicles ranged from sedans, double cabs, quantums, an ambulance, tippers, trucks, motorcycles, all belonging to government and which come from the various departments including the police, army, Correctional Services, and other government ministries.
They are brought to the CTO with varying faults. Some of the vehicles broke down, and others were involved in accidents.

Auctioneer Christopher ‘Dovololo’ Gamedze warned bidders before the start of the auction, giving them the conditions they should abide by.
These included that bidders strictly remove the force colours before they can use their vehicles.

They were also warned that only card bearing bidders were allowed to participate for the auction sale and that they should use one card for buying each item. He said after winning the bid, the owners were not allowed to touch the vehicles until payment was completed.
 “Ownership of the vehicle starts after payment has been done,” he said.

Gamedze said in most cases, people would bid then go to the vehicle to steal parts before even paying for it.
“We believe that bidders have had enough time to view and know exactly what they want,” Gamedze elaborated.
Further, he notified the bidders that only bank guaranteed cheques were allowed.

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