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More than a dozen investigations have been completed. The next step will be to seek orders against perpetrators from the Special Tribunal, a type of court

A two-day conference on collective action for beneficial ownership transparency is taking place at the Cape Sun Hotel in Cape Town; Black Sash is launching its report on the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant; and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation is hosting an online discussion on how socie...

SIU officials have told MPs that as of 31 December last year, it was owed R650 million, with local government its biggest debtor at almost R200 million.

The Special Investigations Unit is also getting in on the action to get state capturers behind bars, and recover some of their loot.


Special Investigating Unit head Andy Mothibi told parliament on Wednesday his unit was dealing with cases involving R75.1bn of misused public money.

SIU head Andy Mothibi agreed with MPs who were interrogating the annual plan that the funding model needs to be reviewed.

The SIU told Parliament it’s hired several forensic experts to build in-house capacity to strengthen its investigations.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has proposed that its dispute with an electrical engineering company, Mphaphuli Consulting, over its alleged overcharging of a Limpopo municipality for an estimated R73 million be referred to the Special Tribunal.

The list of SIU targets grew again on Wednesday in the Digital Vibes case after the greenlight was given to go after five more suspects.

The Polokwane High Court found that an appeal by the company, Mphaphuli Consulting (Pty) Ltd, had no prospects for success.