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Public Institutions Are Playing A Role In Creating Social Transformation In South Africa
The success of public institutions is deeply rooted in their ability to plan with a…
SIU’s Lotteries Investigation Extends To Accounting Firms
The investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) into the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has…
Gauteng Health Department’s Dodgy R113m PPE Tender Set Aside
The Special Tribunal responsible for recouping state funds lost to corruption has reviewed and set…
Ramaphosa Grants SIU Permission To Investigate Home Affairs, PRASA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ramped up his efforts to combat corruption by granting the Special…
Prominent Figures Implicated In R1.4 Billion ‘Lotto Corruption’
Prominent South Africans could be in hot water after ongoing Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigations into the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) revealed potential misappropriation of R1.4 billion in public funds through corrupt activities. The second phase of the SIU investigation was made before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, bringing attention to important discoveries that are significant in South Africa’s ongoing battle against corruption. The report specifically focuses on individuals of high prominence who…
SABC Interim Board Loses Bid To Review Damning SIU Report Into R185m Tender
The SABC’s interim board has lost an appeal to review a damning Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report that implicated them in unlawfully awarding a R185 million tender to Mafoko Security Patrols over five years ago. The interim board members – Khanyisile Kweyana, Mathatha Tsedu, Febe Potgieter-Gqubule, and John Matisohn – were appointed in April 2017. They approached the Johannesburg High Court intending to review and set aside an SIU report recommending they be rendered delinquent directors under the Companies Act.…
De Ruyter only reported Eskom corruption claims a day before Scopa briefing – Hawks boss
Former Eskom chief executive officer Andre De Ruyter has landed in hot water after the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, revealed that he reported his corruption claims to law enforcement agencies a day before briefing the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) two weeks ago. The revelations suggest that De Ruyter had “prioritised “spilling the beans” in his television interview with eNCA back in February over his legal obligation, as Eskom boss, to report…
State attorney nabbed in R27m ‘fraudulent invoice scheme’
The arrest of a state lawyer implicated in a fraudulent scheme that inflated prices for services rendered to the government, has been hailed as a positive step towards fighting corruption at the highest levels. The Hawks swooped on Advocate Hassan Ebrahim Kajee over the weekend, placed him under arrest and took him into custody. Kajee slept in police holding cells until Monday morning when he appeared in the Johannesburg Regional Court, where he was not asked to plead to various…