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RAF responds to SIU probe, calls allegations a smear campaign
RAF responds to SIU probe, calls allegations a smear campaign! The Road Accident Fund (RAF) says it is fully prepared…
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SIU investigates massive UIF fraud involving 6,000 state employees and billions in false claims
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has revealed that its ongoing investigation into Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) fraud has uncovered significant…
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SIU obtains preservation order against Pule Mabe’s company Enviro Mobi
SIU obtains preservation order against Pule Mabe’s company Enviro Mobi! The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has taken decisive action against…
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SIU saves Health Dept billions from fraudulent claims
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has prevented the Department of Health from paying R3 billion in fraudulent medico-legal…
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SIU & Transnet gearing up for a legal showdown with Nedbank
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and Transnet are gearing up for a legal showdown with commercial lender Nedbank in a…
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Former SIU head in Gauteng imprisoned for trust fund fraud
The former head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in Gauteng, Sifiso Kunene has been sentenced to six years imprisonment…
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Ex-Gauteng SIU head sentenced for embezzling RAF funds
Former Gauteng Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Sifiso Kunene, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment, for the theft of…
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SIU, Hawks and NPA seize 29 assets tied to PPE tender corruption
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) together with the Hawks and the Assets Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority…
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Lamola’s office allegedly dropped the ball on Special Tribunal resulting in its collapse
The Presidency and the Ministry and the Department of Justice are scrambling to resuscitate the Special Tribunal, which effectively collapsed…
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Minister Motsoaledi: Bushiri’s fraudulent permit prompted SIU probe into Home Affairs Dept
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)’s probe into the department was prompted by the…
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Hawks raid Home Affairs offices amid corruption tip-off
The Hawks and SIU raided a Pretoria home affairs office on Friday as part of investigations into alleged maladministration and…
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Minister Lamola considering SIU request to amend scope of investigation into UFH
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has told Parliament that he’s still considering a request to amend the scope of an investigation…
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Construction mafias: SIU reclaims R63 billion worth of projects
In a bold strike against construction mafias, the National Priority Committee on Extortion and Violence at Economic Sites, led by…
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SIU interdicts pension of 2 ex-Transnet execs over COVID-19 fraud
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted an order to interdict the payment of pension benefits for two of…
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SIU hitting the right targets in fight against corruption within government
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it’s hitting all its targets in the fight against corruption within the State. Despite…
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6 men accused of killing Babita Deokaran likely to enter plea agreement & avoid trial
The case against six men accused of the murder of whistle-blower Babita Deokaran has been postponed to 22 August. Phakamani…
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Sassa officials face investigation in pensions theft
According to the SIU, over a hundred Sassa officials are under investigation for fraud and various other irregularities. So far,…
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SIU consider legal options on Oscar Mabuyane ruling
The Special Investigating Unit says it’s considering its legal options after the High Court ruled in favour of Eastern Cape…
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EC Premier Oscar Mabuyane wins bid to be excluded from SIU probe
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has successfully interdicted the SIU from investigating him. The High Court has ordered he is…
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Ruling expected in Oscar Mabuyane qualification case
Oscar Mabuyane will know on Tuesday if the SIU will continue its probe into his qualifications. The Eastern Cape Premier…
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SIU to probe Free State premier’s office
The Special Investigating Unit is probing allegations of maladministration in the Free State Premier’s office. The Proclamation covers allegations of…
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SIU acts on illegal contracts at Asset Forfeiture Unit
The Asset Forfeiture Unit has obtained a provisional restraint order against the property of Walter Qusheka. He’s the director of…
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Fort Hare opposes Eastern Cape Premier Mabuyane’s court bid
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane is facing fierce opposition to his attempt to thwart a probe into his qualification from…
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NSFAS welcomes SIU findings on 40 000 unduly funded beneficiaries
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it acknowledges and welcomes the SUl report presented in the Standing Committee…
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Mpumalanga businessman who tried to bribe SIU investigator in Covid-19 probe jailed for 4 years
The Mbombela Special Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced Mpumalanga businessman Mpendulo Sipho Mapalala to four years’ imprisonment for attempting to…
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SIU pursues case to recover millions from lawyer who defrauded state attorney
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is pursuing a civil case against a lawyer for the Office of the State Attorney…
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Damning SIU report to reveal the rot at Thembisa Hospital
The wheels of justice could finally start turning, with those implicated in looting the Thembisa Hospital facing the music. Gauteng…
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SIU: The Lotto fraud scandal accused knew about the preservation order
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) maintains that it did serve a preservation order to a group of people and companies…
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Fikile Mbalula: Corruption in transport sector receiving urgent attention
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said the findings by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)…
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Brian Molefe’s appeal to overturn order to pay back pension payout dismissed
Eskom will finally be able to force Brian Molefe to return his pension fund. The power utility announced that it…
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Ex-Eskom manager’s pension frozen
The SIU has been granted an order to freeze the pension benefits of former Eskom manager, Duduzile Moyo. It’s believed…
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National Lotteries Commission to cooperate with SIU probe
The National Lotteries Commission will cooperate with the Special Investigating Unit’s investigation into allegations of corruption by some of its…
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Special Investigating Unit studying state capture report
The SIU is studying the state capture report to see who it’s already investigating and who it still needs to pursue.…
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Cosatu hoping for sweeping action on state capture report findings
Trade union federation Cosatu said that the success of the state capture commission lay in the prosecution of those implicated.…
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SIU welcomes PPE fraud-linked arrests
The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed the arrest of Cogta Disaster Management Deputy Director Raymond Manzini and his co-accused over…
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State departments owe SIU R650 million
State departments owe the Special Investigating Unit a whopping R650-million. But SIU head Andy Mothibi says it’s not yet at…
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Zweli Mkhize aides fight back in Digital Vibes scandal
Embattled former Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize’s associates Tahera Mather and Naadhira Mitha are fighting back the corruption allegations and…
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SIU wins appeal in Digital Vibes matter
The Special Investigating Unit has won an appeal to have more people added to the list of those who must…
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Hlaudi Motsoeneng says enemies are after him
Former SABC acting COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng believes his political opponents are out to tarnish his name. The Special Investigating Unit…
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SIU: Proceeds of the Digital Vibes tender went to Mkhize family
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has repeated that proceeds of the Digital Vibes tender went to the Mkhize family. Advocate…
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Solly Msimanga says David Makhura not acting on SIU report
DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga says Gauteng Premier David Makhura is full of empty promises when it comes to the…
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NLC beneficiaries ordered to surrender assets
Beneficiaries of National Lotteries Commission grant funding have been ordered to surrender assets to the Special Investigating Unit’s appointed curator.…
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Former minister Zweli Mkhize wants Digital Vibes probe set aside – report
Former health minister Zweli Mkhize, who resigned after he was implicated in the R150 million Digital Vibes scandal, wants the…
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COVID-19 fraudsters labelled murderous
Those implicated in the SIU report on COVID-19-related procurement are more than just corrupt. They are murderous and there must…
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SIU makes headway with PPE probes
The Special Investigating Unit seems to be making headway with its investigations into dodgy government tenders for personal protective equipment.…
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Govt spokesperson sues SIU and the Sunday Times for R500 000
Government spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya is suing the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), a forensic accountant, Arena Holdings, and the Sunday Times…
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Health Dept expects to conclude Digital Vibes investigation soon
By the end of October, the Department of Health expects to have concluded its investigation of seven officials implicated in…
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Eastern Cape education dept official and family members arrested in PPE scandal
A senior Eastern Cape Education Department official and her family members have been arrested for the alleged irregular awarding of…
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Nkandla architect admitted to hospital
The case against the architect for Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead may be delayed. Minenhle Makhanya is being sued by the…
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President Ramaphosa defends disgraced Zweli Mkhize
Former health department acting director-general Anban Pillay has been left holding the Digital Vibes bag, with the Special Investigating Unit…
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