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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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RAF head Collins Letsoalo under fire over R79 million lease deal
The Head of the Road Accident Fund (RAF), Collins Letsoalo, is facing renewed scrutiny following revelations of a R79 million…
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Former Denel executives appear in court over corruption charges
Two former senior executives of Denel, South Africa’s state-owned arms manufacturer, appeared before the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crime Court on…
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SIU recovers R318 million stolen from Road Accident Fund by law firms
SIU recovers R318 million stolen from Road Accident Fund by law firms! The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has successfully recovered…
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Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber pushes digitalisation to combat border corruption
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has highlighted digitalization as the key solution to corruption at South Africa’s borders. He made…
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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 launches investigation into eThekwini’s Water and Sanitation unit
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has officially launched an investigation into eThekwini Municipality’s Water and Sanitation (EWS) unit concerning the…
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Education activist calls for stricter NSFAS financial controls
Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to implement more stringent funding processes…
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SIU tells MPs it has recovered R2 billion on behalf of NSFAS
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has announced that it has recovered R2 billion on behalf of the National Student Financial…
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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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President Ramaphosa gives SIU powers to probe deal between Gupta-linked media empire & SABC
President Ramaphosa gives SIU powers to probe deal between Gupta-linked media empire & SABC! President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the…
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SIU owed over R1 billion by govt departments, municipalities & agencies it investigated
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said it’s owed over a billion rand by government departments, municipalities, and agencies that it’s…
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Paul Mashatile denies he is being investigated by Hawks, Public Protector & SIU
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has denied claims that he is being investigated by law enforcement agencies in connection with cases…
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Limpopo Dept under fire for irregular appointments
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing allegations of financial misconduct and irregular appointments of security companies in the Limpopo…
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SABC to flush out ghost workers on payroll as it discloses vetting process
The SABC has remained non-committal about reports that it is clamping down on ghost workers and unaccounted-for contractors on its…
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SIU recovers R6 million of R18 million owed by ex-SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has successfully recovered R6 million of the R18 million owed by former SABC Chief Operating…
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SIU: Dead, fired & retired Prasa staff still on payroll
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing more than 1,000 cases of ghost workers sucking monthly salaries from the Passenger…
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Joburg Mayor apologizes to residents as Bree Street repairs deadline extended to mid-2025
More than a year after the deadly Joburg CBD gas explosion which caused massive road infrastructure damage along Bree Street…
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Graft-accused Popo Maja’s case postponed to November
Former Health spokesperson Popo Maja’s graft case has been postponed to November. Maja is facing two counts of corruption linked…
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Luxury properties seized in new Lottery crackdown
Two luxury homes, a property in an upmarket estate, a poultry farm, and a Hilux SUV, all allegedly bought with…
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SIU looking into claims Tembisa Hospital corruption extends to other hospitals
Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head Andy Mothibi says they’re looking into information that the rot uncovered at Tembisa Hospital which…
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SIU tackles claims of maladministration at Transnet
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says that it will spare no resources in its fight against corruption, as it sets…
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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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Home Affairs Minister says measures in place to avoid abuse of immigration policies
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says there are measures in place to prevent the abuse of immigration policies for foreigners.…
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Transnet & SIU head to court to recover R2.7 billion from Nedbank state capture-linked transactions
The state logistics company Transnet and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will be launching court proceedings to set aside interest…
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Over R52 million worth of assets linked to dodgy PPE tenders seized by SUI, AFU & Hawks
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), together with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Hawks, have seized more than R52…
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NSFAS to implement new payment system for beneficiaries from September
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) said that it would implement a new payment system for beneficiaries that would…
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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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Asylum seekers admit paying bribes for documents amid SIU raid on Home Affairs
As Special Investigating Unit (SIU) officials raided some refugee centres around the country on Friday, asylum seekers have admitted to…
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SIU to refer Home Affairs corruption & bribery cases to NPA
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said that it will work towards the prosecution of Home Affairs employees believed to be…
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SIU welcomes forfeiture order linked to fraudulent transfer of govt land to private entities
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a forfeiture order by the Pretoria High Court linked to the fraudulent transfer…
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Eskom has lost over R203 billion to corruption since 2018
As the country battles a costly energy crisis, Eskom has revealed that it has lost over R203-billion to corruption since…
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SAP given until next week to pay back R500 million earned from invalid contracts
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has given German software giant SAP until next week to pay back R500 million rand…
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Parliament committee wants SIU to investigate cancelled SAA-Takatso deal
The National Assembly’s public enterprises oversight committee wants the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe the now-cancelled South African Airways…
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New SIU investigation into corruption allegations in the Free State & KZN
President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe allegations of corruption and maladministration in the Free…
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Move to grant SIU go-ahead to probe maladministration claims crucial to restoring public trust, says PRASA
Embattled state-owned rail agency PRASA has described the decision to grant the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) provision to probe allegations…
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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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SIU recovers over R700 million from tertiary institutions as part of extensive NSFAS probe
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said it’s already recovered almost R700 million from tertiary institutions as part of an extensive…
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SIU blocks ex-National Lotteries Commission official from accessing pension
A former official of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has been barred by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) from accessing…
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SIU welcomes court order for Beitbridge contractors to pay back the money
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the Johannesburg High Court’s decision to uphold an order that the contractors who…
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2 ex-Transnet employees accused of inflating breathalyzer straw prices from 28 cents to R29 could face criminal charges
Two former Transnet employees who allegedly inflated prices for breathalyzer straws, worth 28 cents to R29, could face criminal charges…
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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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Huge blow for businessman Hamilton Ndlovu
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said processes are underway to implement the forfeiture order against businessman Hamilton Ndlovu. This after…
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President Ramaphosa gives SIU the go-ahead to probe Rooiwal wastewater project
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation to have the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe the Rooiwal wastewater project. The…
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SIU: Officials involved in state capture resigning before probes a problem
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said that holding those complicit in state capture accountable had been hampered by officials resigning…
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to receive German firm’s report on Eskom’s ailing infrastructure
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to receive a report by German energy consulting firm VGBE Energy e.V. on the…
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Hawks & SIU don’t want to be party to David Mabuza’s involvement in alleged Eskom graft
The Hawks and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) refused to be drawn into former Deputy President David Mabuza being named…
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Untu backs SIU’s plans to tackle corruption at Transnet
The United National Transport Union (Untu) has endorsed plans by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to clean up the rot…
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President Ramaphosa assigns SIU to probe R1 billion corruption network at Tembisa Hospital
President Cyril Ramaphosa has initiated a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) inquiry into the R1 billion corruption networks at Tembisa Hospital.…
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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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