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Beleaguered health minister Zweli Mkhize on Friday dodged a briefing with parliament's portfolio committee on health, citing a Special Investigating Unit probe into the controversial Digital Vibes scandal.

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...

The health minister allegedly failed to honour three subpoena notices from the office of the public protector.

'I'm handling this matter and I will handle it to finality. It is concerning, it is disturbing and I raised it frontally because of its importance - and also demonstrating that this will not be swept under the carpet,' Ramaphosa said on Zweli Mkhize.

I would like the investigation to proceed, says Ramaphosa over probe into R150m contract linked to Mkhize President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo. Image: Elmond Jiyane/GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa says he’s not outsourcing political morality to law enforcement agencies by not taking swift action against health minister Zweli Mkhize. This as the minister is being investigated by the SIU over tender corruption allegations. Ramaphosa was responding to questions in Cape Town...

Mkhize has been under intense scrutiny over R150m paid by the health department to the communications company involving two of his close associates.

Former Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba and ex-superintendent general Dr Thobile Mbengashe came under the spotlight as the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) announced on Monday that the controversial R10m scooter ambulance tender had been declared unlawful and invalid. The Eastern Cape health department awarded the tender to Fabkomp Pty Ltd to deliver 100 scooter ambulances.

May 30—Indiana State baseball coach Mitch Hannahs perfectly summed up the Sycamores' situation when down five after the third inning in a Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament elimination game against Southern Illinois at SIU's Itchy Jones Field. "We were definitely at the standing 8-count. There's no question," Hannahs said. Not only were the Sycamores in trouble on the field, but ...

Health minister Zweli Mkhize has "briefed" President Cyril Ramaphosa about the Digital Vibes tender scandal, the president said on Friday.

‘The minister has briefed me,’ says Ramaphosa as he awaits SIU report on Digital Vibes 28 May 2021 - 17:14 President Cyril Ramaphosa with Frances President Emmanuel Macron at the Union Buildings, in Pretoria, on May 28 2021. Ramaphosa asked to be given time to consider the allegations against health minister Zweli Mkhize. Image: Themba Hadebe/Pool via REUTERS Health minister Zweli Mkhize has “briefed” President Cyril Ramaphosa on the Digital Vibes tender scand...