SIU secures Special Tribunal judgment holding former Nkandla project architect personally liable to pay for R147.2 million loss
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured judgment by the Special Tribunal ordering Mr Minenhle Makhanya, the former architect and principal agent responsible for the security upgrades at former President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma’s private residence in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, to pay the National Treasury R147,269,444.06. This amount represents the financial loss suffered by the National Department […]
SIU authorised to investigate procurement of 14 backup electricity generators for boreholes and water pump stations at Threewaterskloof Local Municipality in the Western Cape
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation 339 of 2026, authorizing the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of serious maladministration, corruption, irregular expenditure, and unlawful or improper loss of public funds at the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality in the Overberg District, Western Cape, and to recover any financial losses incurred by the Municipality or the […]
SIU welcomes Special Tribunal order authorising sale of Ferrari SF90 Stradale linked to Tembisa Hospital looting
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the Special Tribunal’s judgment authorising the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale belonging to the MHR Maumela Family Trust. The proceeds of the sale will be deposited into an interest-bearing trust account and used to maintain assets under the curatorship established in connection with the SIU’s investigation into alleged […]
SIU secures Special Tribunal order setting aside R2.96 million NLC grant awarded to highjacked NPO
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) obtained a tribunal ruling declaring a R2.96 million grant from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to the non-profit Fire Charismatic Chapel International unconstitutional, unlawful, invalid and of no force and effect. The tribunal ordered those who benefited from the misappropriation, including hijackers of the NPO and former NLC officials, to […]
SIU authorised to investigate nine Manguang Metropolitan Municipal Police tenders and a voluntary medical male circumcision tender in Gauteng
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed two Proclamations authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of maladministration and unlawful conduct in the affairs of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Police operationalisation and the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health’s voluntary medical male circumcision tender. Proclamation 329 of 2026 Proclamation 329 of 2026 initiates an investigation into […]
SIU obtains judgment setting aside R9 million NLC grant for sports complex in Soweto that was never built
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a judgment delivered by the Special Tribunal declaring unlawful and invalid the National Lotteries Commission’s (NLC) R9 million grant to the Motheo Sports and Entertainment Foundation for the construction of a sports complex in Protea Glen, Soweto, Johannesburg, which was never built. The Tribunal set aside the grant […]
SIU welcomes Special Tribunal judgment setting aside R4 million NLC grant to Mshandukani Foundation
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the judgment handed down by the Special Tribunal, declaring the National Lotteries Commission’s (NLC) decision to award a R4 million grant to the Mshandukani Foundation unlawful, reviewing and setting it aside, and ordering the repayment of the funds together with interest. The Tribunal ordered that: The order follows an […]
SIU welcomes dismissal of Mpumalanga State Accountant over Covid-19 PPE corruption
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the dismissal of Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport official, Mr Jacob Bandile Ngcobo, following an SIU investigation that uncovered corruption linked to the procurement of COVID-19 disinfection services during the National State of Disaster. The SIU investigation revealed that Ngcobo, who worked as a State Accountant […]
SIU authorised to investigate the construction of three schools in the Free State; amendments made to the Great Kokstad Municipality investigation
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation 325 of 2026, authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of maladministration and unlawful conduct in the affairs of the Free State Department of Education. The President has also signed the amendment of Proclamation 244 of 2025, which relates to the procurement of software licences and information […]
President Ramaphosa amends SIU proclamation for Umzumbe Municipality corruption investigation
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation Notice 327 of 2026, amending Proclamation 183 of 2024, which mandated the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration at the Umzumbe Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The original Proclamation 183 of 2024, published on 13 September 2024, authorised the SIU to investigate allegations including serious […]