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South African probe finds evidence of political pressure, fraud in Covid-19 contracts Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Africa|PPE|Shell|Equipment Sponsored by A probe into public spending on coronavirus in South Af...

Johannesburg: South African special investigators said Friday around $17 million (Dh62 million) in coronavirus funds was siphoned off last year through corruption, fraud and inflated prices for protective gear supplied to government hospitals and departments. President Cyril Ramaphosa last year ordered a probe following revelations that government contracts were awarded to politically-connected individuals and companies. In a televised address, chief investigator Andy Mothibi said that as of No...

Views: Visits 44 South African special investigators have revealed that about $17m in coronavirus funds was siphoned off last year through corruption, fraud and inflated prices for protective gear supplied to government hospitals and departments. Last year, President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered a probe following revelations that government contracts were awarded to politically connected individuals and companies. In a televised address on Friday, 5 February, chief investigator Andy Mothibi...

SIU probing R13bn worth of PPE tenders, govt officials implicated Updated Jacaranda FM Share this: The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has uncovered millions of rands worth of irregular expenditure by state organs during the Covid-19 pandemic.    This comes after several whistle-blowers flagged 189 procurement irregularities in contracts relating to personal protective equipment (PPE). The allegations reported to the SIU included the irregular procurement of PPE, hospital and quara...

SIU to release finalised reports on PPE corruption investigations By Baldwin Ndaba Share Johannesburg – The head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), advocate Andy Mothibi, will on Friday brief the nation on finalised investigations and outcomes into allegations of corruption over the Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement by state institutions. This was revealed by the SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago on Wednesday. The pending announcement came nearly two months after ...

It was the year Covid-19 upended our lives. But 2020 was also characterised by public anger over corruption around the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the massive waste of scarce public funds meant for Covid-19 care.  Yet, despite the furore surrounding the Gauteng Health Department’s abuse of money, it seems that officials from other departments were undeterred. We now know that the Gauteng Education Department spent vast amounts on “sanitising schools”, using dee...

SABC welcomes ruling for Motsoeneng to pay back legal fees The High Court found that he unlawfully procured payment of legal fees by the SABC, even though the legal services were incurred in his personal capacity. Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng at state capture commission on 10 September 10, 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN. 52 days ago JOHANNESBURG - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) h...

Court orders Motsoeneng to pay back the money By Se-Anne Rall Share FORMER SABC chief operations officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, has been ordered to pay back more than R800 000 which had been used to pay for legal fees while he was in the employ of the national broadcaster. According to the Special Investigating Unit, the order, granted by the High Court in Gauteng, stated that Motsoeneng has to pay back R851 981.73. The unit said their investigations into the SABC found certain irregularities, inc...

The Special Investigating Unit has been granted an order to freeze the pension benefits of dismissed Agriculture Department CFO Jacob Basil Hlatshwayo.

Citizen reporter Hlatshwayo and other respondents have until 1 February to argue why the order should not be made final. Picture: iStock This follows the SIU’s investigation into alleged irregular awarding of a personal protective equipment (PPE) contract to a company by the department. During the investigation, the SIU said it identified officials, including...