SIU is authorised to investigate allegations of serious maladministration at the Office of the Premier in the Free State Province
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been authorised by President Cyril Ramaphosa to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in the affairs of the Office of the Premier in the Free State as identified by the Auditor-General of South Africa in reports which are titled “Report of the auditor-general to the Free State Legislature on vote […]
SIU authorised to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration at Umgeni Water Board
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a new proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration in the affairs of the Umgeni Water Board (UWB), KwaZulu Natal, and to recover any financial losses suffered by the State through corruption and negligence. The SIU is empowered by Proclamation 122 of 2023 […]
SIU recovers R71.4 million linked to TERS claims
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has signed acknowledgments of debt (AOD) of approximately R 99.7 million with companies to pay back money received from the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). The companies unduly claimed TERS funding from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), an agency of the Department of Labour. Government setup TERS as part of […]
Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Forum (IBACF) implementing various initiatives that are focussed on corruption prevention
The Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Forum (IBACF) continues to play a critical role in ensuring a multi-stakeholder collaboration in the fight against fraud, corruption, and maladministration in the construction sector. The IBACF is one of the strategic interventions that is being implemented to protect the integrity of the approved government Infrastructure Investment Plan through detection and […]
Former Minister’s decision to order the Department to conclude lease agreement with Cultivar Investments, as part of land acquisition strategy programme, declared irregular and unlawful
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the order of the Special Tribunal, which declared a decision of the then Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, to order the Department to conclude a land reform lease agreement with Cultiver Investments was irregular and unlawful. The SIU approached the Special Tribunal to declare […]
SIU welcomes payment of R311 million by UJ to NSFAS
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the payment of R311 million made by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The monies paid by UJ are unallocated funds from 2016 to 2021. The unallocated funds are monies that were for students who qualified for funding but either changed institutions […]
SIU preliminary investigations on RAF finds over R340 million in duplicate payments to law firms
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating 102 Law firms- including the Sheriffs, which receivedduplicate payments from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) of approximately R340 million and has recoveredapproximately R18 million. The SIU was presenting its preliminary findings to Parliament’s StandingCommittee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on Wednesday, 19 April 2023. The SIU has approached several […]
SIU preliminary investigations show that more than R5 billion NSFAS funds was possibly assigned to students who did not qualify for funding
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has found that more than R5 Billion National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) money was possibly allocated to student who did not qualify to be funded by the institution. The SIU was presenting its findings to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) onTuesday, 18 April 2023. The SIU’s investigations […]
Health sector anti-corruption forum cleaning up the health sector from chronic corruption
The Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum (HSACF) is playing a critical role in eradicating corruption in South Africa’s healthcare system. The HSACF has received a report from the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) of over R 1.6 billion worth of civil action matters that have been instituted in the High Court and the Special Tribunal. The value […]
Mpumalanga businessman has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for attempting to bribe SIU investigator to make Covid-19 investigation disappear
The Mbombela Special Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced Mpendulo Sipho Mapalala to four years imprisonment for attempting to bribe a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigator. He will be serving time at the Mbombela Correctional Services Centre. Mapalala attempted to bribe an SIU investigator with the intention that the investigator make a PPE corruption investigation against […]