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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it's investigating irregular Personal Protective Equipment contracts to the value of R14,8 billion.

Investigations into the irregular R150-million Digital Vibes contract have so far yielded little results as only R12-million has been repaid by those who benefitted illegally. According to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), approximately R22-million is contained in several bank accounts resulting from cash flows from the Digital Vibes Nedbank account.

The SIU is currently trying to figure out who looted South Africa's Covid-19 PPE relief fund to the tune of R14.8 billion.

The SIU is currently trying to figure out who looted South Africa's Covid-19 PPE relief fund to the tune of R14.8 billion.

Of the nearly R140-billion of money spent on procuring PPE since the start of the pandemic, the SIU is probing nearly R15-billion.

Problems with accountability — whether state institutions or individuals — are hindering efforts to recoup funds stolen through corruption related to personal protective equipment, parliamentary watchdog hears. Problems with accountability — whether state institutions or individuals — a...

DA member of the provincial legislature, David Janse van Vuuren, says at most due process is not followed when issuing tenders in municipalities and provincial departments. H...

Dear readers, We’re looking for your help. As 2021 winds down, we’re casting our minds to the question of who Daily Maverick should recognise in our annual ‘Persons of the Year’ categories.

How far will civil servants, politicians and big corporates go to bleed the state dry of its funds? There is no right or wrong answer to that question; it is like asking how long is a piece of string. That is because given the weak internal controls of government and poor consequence management, state resources will continue to be plundered by anyone given the chance.

It’s a long shot at political redemption for the former health minister and, more pressingly, a bid to avert criminal charges.