About 96 000 circumcision devices procured under a controversial national treasury tender are about to be rolled out to clinics in KwaZulu-Natal.
The tender is being challenged in court with allegations that CircumQ devices are untested and unsafe, particularly for use in boys between the ages of 10 and 14. It is the first time the devices will be used in the province.
The three-year tender will expire in August this year. The department has been unable to explain why it has only placed its order now and in the face of a court challenge.
