SIU authorised to investigate reservoir construction contract in Amajuba District
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation R 137 of 2023 authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of maladministration and corruption in the affairs of Amajuba District Municipality, KwaZulu Natal, and to recover any financial losses suffered by the State. Proclamation R 137 of 2023 authorises the SIU to probe the procurement of/or […]
SIU granted order to freeze bank accounts linked to NLC official and his wife
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted a preservation order by the Special Tribunal to freeze approximately R2.4 million held in four bank accounts linked to the National Lotteries Commission’s (NLC) official in KwaZulu- Natal (KZN) and his wife, pending the final determination of a civil action to be brought by the Unit within […]
High Court dismisses Pretoria doctor’s attempt to interfere with SIU’s NLC investigation
The High Court of South Africa: Gauteng Division, Pretoria, has dismissed, with costs, an application brought by Dr. John Marite to compel the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to change its National Lotteries Commission (NLC) investigation team and interfere in the way the SIU conducts its investigations. In a judgment handed down on 5 September 2023, […]
Supreme Court of Appeal dismisses second attempt to review and set aside SIU report on electrification of Limpopo villages
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed with costs an application brought by Mphaphuli Consulting (PTY) LTD, an engineering company owned by Lufuno Mphaphuli, to appeal the High Court of South Africa: Limpopo Division, Polokwane, judgment on investigation report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) relating to electrification of villages in Limpopo Province. The SIU […]
Tembisa Hospital proclamation has been gazetted
A Proclamation that allows the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to delve deeper into allegations of corruption and maladministration in the affairs of Gauteng Department of Health and Tembisa Hospital has been gazetted. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed Proclamation 136 of 2023 authorising the SIU to investigate Tembisa Hospital last month. Proclamation 136 of 2023 follows the […]
SIU welcomes High Court judgment setting aside the decision of the Department of Correctional Services to appoint a company for project management and assessment services
On 23 August 2023, the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria under Case No. 22307/2018, has declared the decision(s) by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to appoint Masetlaoka Scott Wilson (Pty) Ltd (MSW):(a) as a project manager for the renovation of three prisons and replacement of other facilities, at a project management […]
SIU welcomes sentencing of six men linked to the murder of Babita Deokaran
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the sentencing of six men responsible for the murder of Babita Deokaran, Acting Chief Financial Officer in the Gauteng Department of Health. On 22 August 2023, the High Court of South Africa: Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg sentenced the accused to a heavy sentence ranging from six to 22 years […]
SIU files papers to appeal High Court ruling on Telkom proclamation
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has filed papers to apply for leave to appeal the decision of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division Pretoria, relating to the Unit’s investigation into the affairs of Telkom. Last month, the High Court ruled that Proclamation R49 of 2022 authorising the SIU to investigate allegations of serious […]
SIU welcomes action taken against Tembisa Hospital officials
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the disciplinary action taken against Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital officials based on findings and recommendations made by the SIU. This week the Gauteng Department of Health announced that it has suspended six of the nine officials that were sighted in the SIU’s report. While the Deputy Director for Supply […]
SIU authorised to investigate allegations of maladministration in the affairs of Office of the Premier in KwaZulu Natal
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation R130 of 2023 authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate serious allegations of maladministration in the affairs of the Office of the Premier in KwaZulu Natal. In terms of the Proclamation, the investigation will focus on the appointment of a consultant to support six provincial priority programmes including […]