The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it will oppose former health minister Zweli Mkhize's application to have the Digital Vibes report taken under judicial review.
The Health Department's move to place six more officials on precautionary suspension following the Digital Vibes tender scandal “is just the tip of the iceberg”.
With Health Minister Zweli Mkhize now placed on special leave, the Democratic Alliance's (DA) Siviwe Gwarube believes President Cyril Ramaphosa could have moved sooner in the wake of an irregular health tender.
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, has noted and welcomed Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize’s move to voluntarily ask the President for a special leave to allow the investigations into the Digital Vibes Contract to go on freely and smoothly. Dr Dhlomo said: “Dr Mkhize had assured the committee when the matter of the tender was the subject of discussion, that he will not, in any way, be an obstacle on the way of the investigations of any issues related to the .