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Swereen Govender jailed for swindling investors out of R18 million
The Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court handed convicted fraudster, Swereen Govender a collective 40-year prison sentence. The publication previously…
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Correctional Services Dept CFO fired after SIU probes dodgy PPE procurement
The Department of Correctional Services’ chief financial officer has been axed over dodgy COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) procurements. The…
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Department head for Northern Cape Health, Dion Theys to spend weekend in jail over PPE fraud
Senior officials in the Northern Cape Department of Health appeared in court over allegations of personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud…
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SIU orders 3 ex-Western Cape municipal officials to pay back R400 000 for PPE fraud
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said three former Western Cape municipal officials have been ordered to pay back R400,000 lost…
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3 family members arrested over R6.8 million PPE fraud
Three family members were arrested on Thursday by the Hawks and appeared in the Simon’s Town Magistrate’s Court on six…
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Eastern Cape Health official jailed for PPE fraud
An Eastern Cape Health Department official has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars after he was convicted of fraud.…
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SIU probing SANDF for alleged PPE fraud
The Special Investigating Unit said it will refer another case of alleged personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud to a special…
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PP finds no irregularities in the awarding of PPE tender
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says there are no irregularities in the awarding of a R932 million tender for personal protective…
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DA leader Solly Msimang takes aim at Premier Makhura & MEC Lesufi over PPE corruption
DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimang has accused Premier David Makhura of letting officials implicated in stealing personal protective equipment (PPE)…
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Carletonville Hospital fire that destroyed PPE confirmed as arson
A hospital fire that destroyed R20 million worth of equipment in February has been confirmed as an act of arson.…
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Babita Deokaran’s killers stalked her for over a month – reports
New details have emerged about the murder of Gauteng health official Babita Deokaran on Sunday. The Sunday Times has revealed…
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Babita Deokaran’s murder was a professional hit, says Ahmed Kathrada Foundation
More concerns are being raised on Wednesday about the shooting of a witness in a personal protective equipment (PPE) scandal,…
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SIU confirms murdered Gauteng health official was a witness in PPE probe
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has confirmed that a senior finance official at the Gauteng health department, who was shot…
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2 suspects arrested for R14 million PPE corruption at the NHLS get bail
Two suspects arrested for tender corruption involving personal protective equipment (PPE) at the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) on Monday…
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WC High Court orders Matzikama municipality to co-operate with probe
The Western Cape High Court has ordered the Matzikama Local Municipality to immediately comply with an ongoing investigation into maladministration,…
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Two blocks of the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital significantly damaged by fire
A preliminary assessment of the structure of the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital has revealed that two blocks of the facility…
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ANC wants Western Cape’s PPE procurement investigated
The ANC has called for an investigation into personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement by the province, with a particular focus…
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Khusela Diko’s husband, Chief Thandisizwe Diko II dies
The husband of suspended presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko, Chief Madzikane II Thandisizwe Diko, has reportedly died. The details surrounding his…
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AG Tsakani Maluleke says procurement of PPEs saw the biggest corruption
The Auditor-General said the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) remained the biggest target in COVID-19-related corruption. AG Tsakani Maluleke…
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#Sona2021: New anti-corruption body coming, reporting to Parliament
There has been significant pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to address escalating corruption at the governmental level in wake of…
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City Power denies spending over R3K per bottle of sanitiser
City Power has dismissed claims that it procured personal protective equipment (PPE) “with prices which are way above the market…
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PPE destroyed in fire at Carletonville Hospital
An unconfirmed amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been destroyed by fire at the Carletonville Hospital. The blaze broke…
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SIU to give update on investigation into PPE scandal
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to give an update on its probe into the personal protective equipment (PPE)…
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Companies linked to Gauteng PPE tender ordered to pay back money
The Special Tribunal has ordered that almost two dozen companies which received money from the through a personal protective equipment…
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More than R26 million recouped in PPE tenders
Twenty companies, linked to a controversial Gauteng Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) contract, are being forced to pay R10 million back…
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Parl urges KZN education dept to fix areas of concern before schools reopen
While the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education will commence schooling on 15 February, Parliament has called on the province to urgently…
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Special Tribunal clears David Makhura in PPE tender scandal
The Special Tribunal has on Tuesday cleared Gauteng Premier David Makhura of any wrongdoing in the awarding of personal protective…
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Gauteng Premier David Makhura ready to step down
Gauteng premier David Makhura has revealed that he informed the party’s officials that he’s ready to leave office should the…
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ANC Youth League calls on Premier David Makhura to face the music
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in Gauteng on Sunday said Premier David Makhura should consider stepping aside as…
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DA requests Hawks to investigate Makhura’s corruption allegations
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday submitted an official letter to the Hawks requesting an urgent investigation against Gauteng Premier…
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EFF: SA needs to start seeing corrupt officials in jail
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have welcomed the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) freezing of the former chief financial officer (CFO)…
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Khusela Diko could be fired for failing to declare financial interests to employer
Presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko could be fired from her post depending on the severity of the implications of her failure…
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Denosa not surprised by Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s findings into 17 public hospitals
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) has said the findings of the Office of the Public Protector in…
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Special Investigating Unit gets another clean audit
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has prevented the state from losing R400 million following its investigations in the…
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Special Investigative Unit raids Klerksdorp municipal offices in PPE corruption probe
Investigators from the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) were raiding the offices of Matlosana Local Municipality in Klerksdorp, North West, on…
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Former JB Marks official’s pension benefits frozen after alleged PPE corruption
The Special Tribunal has ruled in favour of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) after the investigating unit petitioned to have…
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Bandile Masuku yet to receive ANC charge sheet 20 days after suspension over alleged PPE corruption
Axed Gauteng Health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku has yet to receive a charge sheet from the ANC’s provincial disciplinary committee…
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SIU responds to Bandile Masuku rubbishing its findings against him
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has issued a curt response to former Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku rubbishing its findings…
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Ex-MEC Bandile Masuku denies involvement in court papers
A lawyer representing former Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku says, for the past three months, his client has endured an…
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David Mabuza – SIU investigating R5bn worth of PPE procurement contracts
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating R5 billion worth of contracts allegedly improperly awarded to various companies in the…
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SIU welcomes Bandile Masuku’s challenge on its findings and denies political influence
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on Sunday said axed Gauteng Health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku had every right to challenge…
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Premier David Makhura considering SIU’s findings on MEC Masuku
Gauteng Premier David Makhura has received, and is considering, a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report pertaining to Health MEC Bandile…
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R50K reward offer for info on gunmen who killed man in Kimberley hospital
Northern Cape police have offered a R50,000 reward for information about the four suspects who shot a man in his…
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SA lockdown – Gauteng province lost over 660 000 jobs
Gauteng contributed more than a third of the 2.2 million jobs lost in the country during the Covid-19 lockdown, the…
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Gauteng Health receives R322m in PPE donations
As the ANC in Gauteng mulls over the fate of provincial health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku, his department has lauded…
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Investigation into dead man’s PPE tenders
A Mpumalanga businessman who has been dead for almost a year yet was awarded R2 million personal protective equipment (PPE)…
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Solidarity Fund lists what R2 billion was spent on
The Covid-19 Solidarity Fund said it had approved more than R2bn to be spent on interventions and projects across three…
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Nehawu to detail plans for strike after govt fails to respond to demands
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) is expected to announce on Monday the details of their planned…
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Zondo concerned over PPE corruption reports
The chairperson of the state capture commission of inquiry, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, has raised concerns about the reported…
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First 2 irregular PPE tender cases referred for prosecution
The Competition Tribunal will hear the first two cases relating to irregular procurement processes of personal protective equipment (PPE) in…
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