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 […]
Advocate Vanara joins SIU as Chief Legal Counsel
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has appointed Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara as its Chief Legal Counsel with effect from 1 August 2023. The appointment forms part of SIU strategy which focuses on implementing business process improvements that are result driven. The strategy places emphasis on the positive impact of the SIU work, improving turnaround time of […]
SIU considering legal options to clarify what constitutes a State Institution following High Court ruling on Telkom investigation
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has noted a judgment handed down by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division Pretoria, relating to the Unit’s investigation in the affairs of Telkom. In terms of the High Court judgment, Proclamation 49 of 2022 authorising the SIU to investigate allegations of serious maladministration, malpractice, and possible corruption […]
SIU and NPA recover R1.9 million fraudulently claimed from Agriseta
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcome a payment of R1.9 million made by Bloemfontein pastor Lerato Raphael Mokoteli to Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority (AgriSeta). The money was fraudulently claimed from AgriSeta, and constituted proceeds of unlawful activities committed between 2016 and 2019. Mokoteli made the payment of […]
Three former Western Cape municipal officials ordered to pay back R400 000 lost by Matzikama Local Municipality in irregular PPE tender
Three former Western Cape municipal officials have been ordered to jointly pay back R400 027.50 by Judge Johannes Daffue of the Special Tribunal for colluding with Duneco CC, a company operated by Nicolaas Jacobus Klazen, to award a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) tender. The order follows a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigation in the Matzikama […]
SIU considering legal options following the interim interdict on Fort Hare University investigation
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has noted a Bisho High Court order handed down on Tuesday, 20 June 2023, by Judge T. V Norman on a matter brought by Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. In terms of the order, the SIU is interdicted from enforcing Proclamation R 84 of 2022 authorising the Unit to investigate […]
SIU granted order to freeze pension benefits of former Lepelle Northern Water official linked to Giyani water project
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order to freeze pension benefits of Carel Schmahl, former General Manager Operations at Lepelle Northern Water (LNW), to the value of approximately R10.2 million. SIU investigation had revealed that Schmahl had allegedly tempered with resolutions of a task team meeting and used cost estimates of another […]
SIU refutes assertions that it is “not up to the job” and “not equipped” to investigate allegations regarding corruption, fraudulent and irregular actions relating to the admission into and the awarding of degrees at Fort Hare University
The SIU has noted various utterances and reports in the media to the effect that SIU is “not up to the job”, and “not equipped” to investigate allegations of corruption, fraud and irregularities relating to the admission into and awarding of degrees at the Fort Hare University. The SIU is also investigating allegations of corruption […]
Optimum Coal Mine to pay back R6.9 million in unpaid motor licensing fees and penalties
Optimum Coal Mine has signed an Acknowledgement of Debt (AoD) with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to pay back approximately R 6.9 million in six instalments, in unpaid motor licensing fees and penalties between January 2018 and November 2022. The nonpayment of motor licensing fees is a contravention of Regulation 18 of National Road Traffic […]