SIU secures R2.4 million recovery order in unlawful Mpumalanga PPE contract
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a court order for the recovery of R2,427,333.30, following a Special Tribunal judgment that declared a multimillion-Rand Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) contract unlawful. The Special Tribunal ordered Nozihle Construction and Projects CC to repay this amount to the Mpumalanga Department of Health. The order, handed down on 29 […]
SIU’s NLC investigation extended to include procurement contracts and extends for a five-year investigation period
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed an amendment to the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) proclamation, which significantly broadens the scope of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) ongoing investigation into the affairs of the NLC. Proclamation R293 of 2025 amends the original investigation mandate (Proclamation R. 32 of 2020) in two critical ways: The newly added matters […]
SIU obtains an order to preserve R900 million worth of assets and preserves assets worth approximately R133.5 million on day one of asset preservation operation linked to one of the alleged syndicates that operated at the Tembisa Hospital
On 9 October 2025, the SIU and the Curator (supported inter alia by the South African Police Service and the Johannesburg Metro Police, etc.) appointed by the Special Tribunal at the request of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) initiated the process of preserving assets connected to one of the alleged syndicates that operated at the […]
High Court orders former SABC Board Members to pay R11.5 million for their unlawful decision to grant former COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng a success fee
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes a default judgment handed down by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg, which orders three former SABC board members to pay back R11 508 549.12 tied to their unlawful decision to pay Hlaudi Motsoeneng, the former SABC chief operating officer, a success fee he received from […]
SIU’s investigation on “War on Leaks” programme’s scope extended to include Lepelle Northern Water
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation 287 of 2025, which amends Proclamation No. R. 164 of 2024 authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in the Department of Water and Sanitation and to recover any financial losses suffered by the State or the Department. Proclamation 287 of 2025 expands the […]
Construction company ordered to pay back R68.9 million earned fraudulently from Mogalakwena Municipality in Limpopo
The Special Tribunal has ordered Easyway, Tarmac, Pave, and Projects CC to pay the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) a sum of R68,866,908.88 plus interest, declaring its R167.9 million contract with the Mogalakwena Local Municipality unconstitutional, unlawful and invalid. The company fraudulently misrepresented its grades and projects undertaken, thereby inducing the Municipality to award the tender […]
Special Tribunal sets aside R8.2 million Gauteng Enterprise Propeller tender and agreement
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes a judgment by the Special Tribunal, which has reviewed and set aside an R8.2 million tender award for the Township Entrepreneurship Awards and a subsequent agreement by the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP).In a ruling handed down on 19 August 2025, the Tribunal made the following orders: The SIU investigation, […]
SIU investigation into IFMS expanded to include SITA and DPSA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation 281 of 2025 that broadens the scope of a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe into the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) tender. The new proclamation amends an earlier investigation, initiated by Proclamation R.4 of 2020, which initially focused solely on the affairs of the National Treasury. The investigation has […]
SIU welcomes the sentencing of Free State woman for Covid-19 TERS ghost workers fraud
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the sentencing of Ms. Ntsebeng Marygold Moji and her company, Aqua Land and Swimming Services, by the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate’s Court. The court found Ms. Moji guilty of fraud and money laundering related to the COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). Moji was sentenced to a fine of R178,128.36 for […]
Two NLC grant funding applications reviewed and set aside, with a former board member ordered to pay back R21 million
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the landmark judgment delivered by the Special Tribunal, which has declared the awarding of grant funding to the Samaritan Initiative NPO (R16.5 million) and Reagile NPC (R4.658 million) unlawful and invalid. The Tribunal further found former NLC board member, Adv. William Elias Huma, his affiliated entities, and the beneficiary […]