Five companies were ordered to pay back profit earned from the R1.6 billion contracts awarded by IDT on behalf of the correctional services department
The Special Tribunal has reviewed and set aside two contracts worth R1.6 billion that the Independent Development Trust (IDT) awarded to five companies to implement projects for the Department of Correctional Services between 2011 and 2012. The companies were ordered to pay back all profits from the now unlawful and invalid contracts. The decision of […]
Transnet and SIU launch proceedings against Nedbank on swap transactions
[Johannesburg, 26 July 2024] Transnet and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have jointly instituted proceedings against Nedbank out of the Johannesburg High Court to set aside interest rate swap transactions which took place in 2015 and 2016 between Transnet and Nedbank, and under which Nedbank profited in excess of R2,736,094,704.82. Transnet and the SIU also […]
AFU,SIU and Hawks seize assets worth R52 million in alleged covid-19 related corruption case
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) have seized various assets and properties valued at approximately R52.6 million. The assets and properties are linked to 22 senior management officials, service providers, and entities involved in an alleged corruption network […]
SIU to collect over R112 Million from unqualified NSFAS Beneficiaries
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has signed Acknowledgement of Debt (AoD) agreements with 421 students who did not qualify to be funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The total value of these AoDs amounts to R112 174 825,97. The SIU is pleased with the cooperative attitude of parents and unqualified NSFAS beneficiaries […]
SIU authorized to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality Street and floods lights contract
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation 170 of 2024 authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in the affairs of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMBMM) and to recover any financial losses suffered by the State or NMBMM. Proclamation 170 of 2024 authorises the SIU to probe procurement and […]
SIU, GIZ and GIBS collaborate to improve anti-corruption efforts through data analytics
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has entered into memorandums of understanding (MoU) with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Anti-Corruption Coalition (ACC), the Transparency, Integrity, and Accountability Programme (TIP) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to join forces in preventing corruption through data analytics. The signing of the MoUs was attended […]
Joint Statement: High Court dismisses Ezaga’s bid to stop the implementation of the Werksmans Report on the appointment of NSFAS direct payment service providers
The Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa in Cape Town has dismissed, with costs, an application brought by Ezaga Holdings for an interim order to interdict the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in seeking to take steps in implementing the recommendations of the Werksman’s Report on the appointment of direct […]
High Court dismissed two appeals with costs in matter related to R113.2 million PPE contract
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes a judgment from the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, to dismiss with costs two applications brought by LNG Scientific. This company was awarded an R113,250,000.00 personal protective equipment (PPE) contract by the Gauteng Department of Health, which was set aside by the Special Tribunal. On June […]
SIU welcomes the Constitutional Court dismissal of Mphaphuli Consulting’s bid to review the SIU report on Operation Mabone
The Constitutional Court 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 the investigation report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) relating to electrification of villages in Limpopo Province. In the judgment […]
SIU notes High Court Order on matter by Premier Mabuyane
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) notes the order by the High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division: Bhisho regarding the SIU’s investigation into the master’s degrees at the University of Fort Hare. The High Court order, dated 04 June 2024, struck out SIU’s defence in the matter brought by Premier Oscar Mabuyane. The merits […]