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SIU freezes ex-Lepelle Northern Water official’s R10 million pension fund
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted an order to freeze the pension benefits of a former senior official…
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Court to hear Oscar Mabuyane’s bid to block SIU probe into his UFH qualifications
The case where Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane is fighting to block an investigation into claims concerning his alleged fraudulent…
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SIU says it’s recovered just over R71 million linked to TERS fraud
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has recovered just over R71 million since it began with its TERS fraud investigations in…
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Pravin Gordhan told Andre De Ruyter to gather intelligence somehow, Scopa told
The privately-funded intelligence investigation, initiated by former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter, into corruption at the power utility dominated proceedings…
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SIU welcomes R311 million payment of unallocated funds made by UJ to NSFAS
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the payment of R311m made by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) to the…
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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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Photos: Inside actress Thuli Phongolo’s mansion
On Thursday former Generations actress Thuli Phongolo shared an image of her newly purchased Johannesburg mansion. Phongolo shared an image…
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SIU obtains warrant to search 2 residential properties linked to R4.3m PPE investigation in GP & Northern Cape
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it obtained a warrant to search two residential properties linked to R4.3m PPE investigation…
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Mpumalanga businessman to be sentenced for attempting to bribe SIU investigator with R50 000
A Mpumalanga businessman will be sentenced on Thursday for attempting to bribe a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigator with R50…
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Court dismisses NMB’s bid to set aside SIU report
The Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha has dismissed an application by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality to review and…
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SIU welcomes ConCourt ruling upholding powers of the Special Tribunal
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a ruling in its favour, by the Constitutional Court, which has upheld the…
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Mercedes V Class bought for govt official to award R4 million PPE tender to be auctioned
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says the Mercedes Benz V Class which was bought by a company for a senior…
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SIU owed almost R1 billion by state departments and public institutions
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has revealed that state departments and public institutions owe it almost a billion rand in…
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Man’s life in serious danger after snitching on Arthur Mafokate
South African star, Arthur Mafokate’s former business partner, Brian Mokoena, does not fear for his life. He shared on social…
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Saftu’s Zwelinzima Vavi calls for Tembisa Hospital looters to be referred to NPA
Trade union federation, Saftu, said that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)’s report on millions of rands in irregular expenditure at…
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SIU recommends prosecution of 2 bigwigs in Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) recommended that two of the businesspeople implicated in the corruption scandal at Tembisa Hospital be…
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SIU warns Denel against Pravin Gordhan’s preferred man
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has raised a red flag over the appointment of crime-accused Riaz Saloojee to head the…
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Law enforcement agencies collaborating to probe SOE fraud bearing fruit, says Shamila Batohi
Law enforcement agencies say their collaboration in investigating grand corruption at state-owned companies is bearing fruit. They told Parliament that…
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DA reports North West government’s purchase of donkey carts worth nearly R800 000 to SIU
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has lodged a formal complaint with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) over the North West government’s…
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SIU recovers R33 million from Northlink College in misused NSFAS funds
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has recovered over R33 million from Northlink College in the Western Cape as part of…
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Actress Terry Pheto’s sister dragged into alleged Lotto fraud & corruption
After the recent scandal that saw actress and businesswoman Terry Pheto implicated in alleged fraud and corruption allegations. Reportedly, Terry’s…
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Patricia de Lille blames defence minister for delays in turning Beitbridge washing line into a fence
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille on Thursday, appealed to members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP)…
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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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SIU welcomes freezing of Lotto Commission employee assets
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the move to freeze the possessions of the employees of the National Lotteries…
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SIU: Zweli Mkhize not cleared in Digital Vibes scandal
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has confirmed that it has not cleared anyone in the Digital Vibes matter, including former…
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SIU: Zweli Mkhize not cleared in Digital Vibes scandal
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has confirmed that it has not cleared anyone in the Digital Vibes matter, including former…
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Zweli Mkhize’s ANC presidential campaign gains momentum after SIU admission on Digital Vibes probe
Former health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize’s supporters say that his ANC presidential ambitions have been bolstered after the office of…
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SANDF officials in trouble for PPE fraud
Four officials from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) appeared before a military judge on Friday in connection to…
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SIU to probe alleged NSFAS corruption & maladministration
Allegations made by a whistle-blower have led to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigating allegations of corruption and maladministration at…
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Outa calls on SIU to be ruthless when investigating corruption at water boards
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has called for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to be ruthless when it comes…
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SIU to investigate tender at Eastern Cape municipality
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating allegations of corruption and maladministration in the awarding of a strategic, technical and…
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Telkom takes Cyril Ramaphosa to court in bid to stop SIU probe
Telkom is taking President Cyril Ramaphosa to court over the probe he ordered into alleged malfeasance at the telecoms provider.…
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SIU to probe at least 14 government entities for corruption
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is set to investigate at least 14 government entities and departments, including the South African…
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SIU welcomes arrest of 6 Mpumalanga officials accused of R60 million licence fee fraud
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest of six Mpumalanga government officials by the Hawks on charges of…
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Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s leave to appeal R11.5 million payback ruling dismissed
Former South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng will have to pay back the public broadcaster…
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DA & SIU welcome arrest of former Moretele municipal manager
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the DA have welcomed the arrest of the former municipal manager of the Moretele…
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Ex-Moretele council boss arrested for R250 million irregular IT tender
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest of a former municipal manager at the Moretele Municipality in North…
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Bank manager sentenced for stealing more than R3.6 million
A 45-year-old bank manager has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after he stole millions of rands from an…
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SIU seizes R27 million property bought with lotto grant funding
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has seized a luxury property owned by Vhutanda Investments, a private company whose sole director…
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SIU uncovers 40 000 fraudulent IDs used to renew vehicle licences
The Presidency said over 40,000 ID numbers of deceased people are being used to renew vehicle licences. This was uncovered…
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DA calls on SIU to investigate criminality in Umsunduzi Municipality
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal wants the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to look into unresolved forensic investigations and wrongdoing…
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SIU welcomes arrest of 4 officials accused of defrauding public works R2.8 million
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest of four supply chain management officials who allegedly defrauded the public…
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Dr Zweli Mkhize’s name comes up in another SIU investigation over R114 million tender – report
Former health minister Zweli Mkhize’s name has surfaced in another Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigation – this time in connection…
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Ex-Ekurhuleni officials jailed for tender fraud amounting to R21.8 million
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday sentenced two former City of Ekurhuleni officials and a businessman to several…
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Ex-state attorney loses pension benefits & ordered to pay R4.4 million
The Special Tribunal has ordered a former assistant state attorney to pay R4.4 million fraudulently claimed for midwifery medico-legal services…
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Matshela Koko says Zondo is setting up NPA for failure
Former Eskom group executive Matshela Koko says Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is setting up the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for…
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It’s crucial that govt recovers looted taxpayer funds, says Outa
Outa’s Wayne Duvenage said that it was crucial that the state worked to recover looted taxpayer funds in addition to…
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Zweli Mkhize files another affidavit in his bid to quash Digital Vibes findings
Former health minister Zweli Mkhize has filed another affidavit in his fight to have the Digital Vibes report reviewed and…
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NPA gives update on matters referred by SIU
The public accounts watchdog body heard on Tuesday that there were 1 087 referrals from the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)…
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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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