SIU authorised to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration in nine Eskom contracts and amendment of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform investigation
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed has two proclamations- one new and one amendment- authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration in the affairs of Eskom Holdings SOC Limited and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and recover any losses suffered by the State. Eskom investigations Proclamation 178 […]
AFU and SIU secure preservation order to protect millions in fraudulently acquired assets linked to NLC grant funding
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority in collaboration with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), has obtained a preservation order from the High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division to preserve four high-value properties, financial transfers, and a vehicle all linked to the siphoning of millions of rands from the National Lotteries […]
SIU authorised to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in five Transnet lease agreements
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation 174 of 2024, authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of serious maladministration within Transnet and to recover any financial losses suffered by the State or Transnet. The proclamation empowers the SIU to probe the procurement processes and contractual agreements related to the leasing of properties belonging […]
SIU is authorised to investigate allegations of serious maladministration at the O.R. Tambo District Municipality for the procurement of five contracts related to the construction of water supply structures
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation 172 of 2024, authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in the O.R Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province and to recover any financial losses suffered by the State or the Municipality. Proclamation 172 of 2024 authorises the SIU to probe the […]
Tribunal overturns Gauteng Health Covid-19 PPE contract worth over R257 million with Nkhane and orders recovery of profits
The Special Tribunal has reviewed and declared invalid a Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) contract awarded by the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) to Nkhane Projects and Supply (Pty) Ltd. This contract, valued at R257,418,300.00, has been set aside, and Nkhane Projects and Supply has been divested of all profits earned from it. In the […]
Special Tribunal dismisses MTN’s application with costs in covid-19 related contract matter
The Special Tribunal has dismissed Mobile Telephone Networking’s (MTN) exception application in connection with supplying the Limpopo Department of Health with mobile devices for COVID-19 screening. The decision of the Special Tribunal, which was handed down on 24 July 2024, dismissed MTN’s exception to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) claim with costs, including the costs […]
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 […]