Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber and Special Investigating Unit Head Andy Mothibi tolaunch Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum (BMIACF)
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, and Special Investigating Unit Head, Adv Andy Mothibi, are scheduled to launch the Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum (BMIACF) on Tuesday, 25 April 2025, in Pretoria. This initiative forms a key part of the intensified and coordinated effort to clamp down on corruption in this sector. […]
SIU welcomes Special Tribunal judgment against former NLC executive pleading poverty
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the judgment delivered by the Special Tribunal which dismissed the application by former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) Chief Risk Officer, Marubini Livingstone Ramatsekisa, to release R1.2 million of his R1.4 million from his preserved pension fund for a living and legal expenses claim. The 18 March 2025 judgment upholds […]
SIU obtains interim interdict to prevent R10 million mansion proceeds from being paid to a former NLC board member
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has successfully obtained an interim interdict from the Special Tribunal to preserve R10 million in proceeds from the sale of a Waterkloof, Pretoria, mansion, which is linked to an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption and maladministration involving the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).The property in question is owned by the BDH […]
Service providers ordered to pay back profits earned from irregular PPE contracts awarded by KZN Social Development worth R21 million
The Special Tribunal, through nine unopposed orders, has ordered 16 service providers to pay back profits linked to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development (DSD) following allegations of irregularities and inflated pricing in awarded contracts. The Special Tribunal has also set aside these contracts and declared them unlawful and invalid. […]
Constitutional Court refuses attempts of an engineering company to review and set aside SIU investigation report on electrification of Limpopo villages
The Constitutional Court has refused to grant an application for direct access brought by Mphaphuli Consulting (PTY) LTD, an engineering company owned by Lufuno Mphaphuli, in a matter relating to the review of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) investigation report on the electrification of Limpopo villages in Greater Tubatse Municipality. In refusing the application, the […]
Anglo Gold Ashanti Hospital lease and refurbishment contracts worth over R600 million declared invalid and unlawful
The Special Tribunal has declared the lease and refurbishment contracts worth over R600 million awarded by two Gauteng government departments concerning the AngloGold Ashanti Hospital during COVID-19 unlawful, unconstitutional, and invalid. The order comes after the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) applied to the Special Tribunal to set aside these contracts and recover the state’s losses. […]
SIU and Transnet secured settlement agreements worth at least R31.4 million following a Special Tribunal order
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and Transnet have signed multiple settlement agreements totalling over R31.4 million following a Special Tribunal order that set aside several unlawful contracts. These agreements, which involve repayments from companies and individuals who benefitted from irregular transactions, form part of ongoing efforts to recover financial losses suffered by the state and […]
SIU is authorised to investigate alleged maladministration in Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality: Water and Sanitation Services
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation 248 of 2025, authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of maladministration into eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality: Water and Sanitation Services. Proclamation 248 of 2025 authorises the SIU to investigate serious maladministration related to the provision of water and sanitation services in the Municipality. This investigation will specifically […]
SIU welcomes the dismissal of Mpumalanga Public Works senior official
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the dismissal of the Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport Deputy Director of Property Management, Kobus Sifiso Mkhabela. The dismissal follows an SIU disciplinary referral. An SIU investigation revealed that Mkhabela is one of the senior management officials who awarded multi-million Rand COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) […]
SIU Head, Adv Andy Mothibi, re-elected as Vice President of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is proud to announce that the Head of the Unit, Adv Andy Mothibi, has been re-elected as Vice President: African Regional Coordinator, and member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA). This appointment was confirmed during IAACA’s 14th General Meeting, held on 6 February 2025. […]