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. […]
SIU welcomes the dismissal of Gauteng Departments of Health and Infrastructure Development officials implicated in Anglo Ashanti hospital’s alleged corruption
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the Gauteng Government’s outcomes from the disciplinary inquiry initiated against nine officials from the Gauteng Department of Health and the Department of Infrastructure Development. These officials faced charges relating to alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for refurbishing the Anglo Ashanti Hospital in 2022. Following the SIU’s consequence management recommendations, […]
Special Tribunal dismisses former NLC official’s bid to overturn pension interdict
The Special Tribunal has dismissed the application of former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) Chief Risk Officer Marubini Ramatsekisa to overturn an order it gave to interdict his pension fund from paying out his benefits. The Special Tribunal order, dated 23 January 2025, also ruled that Ramatsekisa must pay the costs of this application. In December […]
SIU is authorised to investigate alleged maladministration in Ithala Development Finance Corporation, Greater Kokstad Local Municipality, Llepele-Nkumpi Local Municipality and Greater North Transport
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed four new proclamations-Proclamations 243, 244, 245 and 246 of 2025- authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of maladministration and corruption at Ithala Development Finance Corporation, Greater Kokstad Local Municipality, Llepele-Nkumpi Local Municipality and Greater North Transport. 1. Proc 243 of 2025 – Ithala Development Finance Corporation Proclamation […]
SIU receives order to interdict pension benefits of former DDG of the Department of Water and Sanitation
On 13 January 2025, the Special Tribunal granted the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) authority to interdict the pension benefits of Zandile Yvone Mathe, the former Deputy Director-General (DDG) of the Department of Water Affairs (now known as the Department of Water and Sanitation). According to the order, Mathe is prohibited from withdrawing or diminishing the […]