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Former SAA Group Treasurer Cynthia Stimpel will share her experience of being a whistleblower during a webinar this Sunday, 24 October.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the publication of the final Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report into the Health department's irregular awarding of communication tender to Digital Vibes.

In an interview with OFM News, Chairperson Vusi Tshabalala, who is also the ANC Chief Whip in the Provincial Legislature, says there is poor governance and a lack of accountability in the public sp...

The report on the health department’s dodgy R150-million Digital Vibes tender, which benefited Health Minister Zweli Mkhize but then got him put on special leave, was handed to President Cyril Ramaphosa by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) as scheduled on 30 June. That’s on public record.  What hasn’t been on public record, until Tuesday’s meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), was that more information was added to that report on 2 July. “The Presidency cou...

Special Investigating Unit hot on the trail of Eastern Cape pandemic pillagers Officials, businesses who colluded on massive tenders face disciplinary action, prosecution PREMIUM By Asanda Nini - 14 June 2021 Crooked officials and business people who exploited the Covid-19 crisis and plundered millions meant for food, emergency shelter and virus protection equipment are being red-flagged by the SIU... This article is reserved for DispatchLIVE subscribers. Get access to ALL Dispa...

Many PPE contracts null and void – SIU By Karabo Ngoepe Share Johannesburg - The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe into the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) has uncovered that most companies awarded contracts were not accredited or certified to handle or distribute the equipment. Last year, at least R2 billion went to such companies, but the figure is expected to double if not triple after the completion of the SIU probe. PPE contracts have drawn the ire of South Afr...

A substantial tender scam is unfolding in the Eastern Cape with crooked government officials working for syndicates luring businesses with promises of lucrative state deals if backhanders are paid. DispatchLIVE (http://www.dispatchlive.co.za) was told that the syndicates would start a scam by stealing information from tender registers and then using the information — official letterheads, project names, bid and tender numbers and the tender amounts which appear on all the bids — to fool bu.....

Citizen reporter ANC insiders told numerous media outlets on Friday that Health Minister Zweli Mkhize is ready to resign amid a major corruption scandal. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. Picture: Twitter Mkhize was supposed to appear before the health committee to explain the controversial R150 million Digital Vibes communications contract his department dished...

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize will not appear before Parliament’s Health Committee on Friday, citing "legal" restrictions.

We’ve never seen this scale of corruption, says SIU head on PPE fraud Unit’s probe is looking at 2,695 cases, including the one involving Zweli Mkhize, and has yet to take on 1,832 more 02 June 2021 - 20:25 Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head adv Andy Mothibi says the unit is prioritising investigations into R14.3bn worth of alleged Covid-19-related procurement corruption –because it endangered the lives of South Africans. He made the revelation before parliament’s public f...