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SIU freezes pension fund of retired ex-public works official
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted a preservation order, by the Special Tribunal, to freeze pension benefits belonging…
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SIU confiscates luxury vehicles relating to R21.8 million tender fraud
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a confiscation order which relates to the City of Ekurhuleni (the city) tender…
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Shamila Batohi tells Scopa corruption cases to be top priority for NPA
Corruption cases will top the agenda of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) over the next six months, Parliament has been…
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Cyril Ramaphosa failing to deal with party apparatus enabling corruption – analysts
Analysts say that the answer to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s fight against corruption lies within his own political party. This as…
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SIU warns it may not be paid more than R200 million in costs for PPE corruption probe
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has warned it may not be paid more than R200 million in costs for its…
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Zweli Mkhize exits but still many questions around Digital Vibes tender scandal
There are still questions about the R150 million Digital Vibes communications tender, which has been one of the biggest government…
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Cyril Ramaphosa receives final SIU report into alleged PPE corruption
President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the final Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report into allegations of corruption in the procurement of…
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Ex-GP health MEC Brian Hlongwa and co-accused granted bail in corruption case
Former Gauteng health MEC and ANC chief whip Brian Hlongwa, as well as seven other individuals – among them his…
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Serious poverty hits flamboyant Hamilton Ndlovu who flaunted fleet of cars
Flashy businessperson Hamilton Ndlovu, who shot to fame when he posted pictures of five of his luxury vehicles on social…
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None of the service providers in R431 million PPE contract were accredited, says SIU
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is concerned that none of the service providers contracted by the Gauteng Department of Education…
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SIU denies sending letter to Presidency over Khusela Diko’s alleged Digital Vibes payout
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has seemingly refrained from commenting on whether former presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko received funds from…
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Former GP Health Dept CFO’s bid to have David Makhura held liable in PPE matter fails
Former Gauteng Health Department chief financial officer Kabelo Lehloenya’s attempt to have Gauteng Premier David Makhura and his government held…
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Zweli Mkhize challenge doesn’t suspend implementation of Digital Vibes report, says SIU
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said that an application by f[ormer Health Minister Zweli Mkhize challenging its report](http://The Special Investigating…
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SIU to oppose Zweli Mkhize’s review application on Digital Vibes saga
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has until 9 November to file opposing papers in former health minister Zweli Mkhize’s review…
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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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Hawks confident of securing prosecutions in Digital Vibes case and July riots
The Hawks said controversial high-profile cases like the Digital Vibes matters and the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng looting may take longer…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane disappointed to hear Mkhize implicated in the abuse of state resources
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has waded into the Digital Vibes saga, saying that she was disappointed to hear that former…
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Health Minister Phaahla thanks Digital Vibes scandal whistleblowers
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has thanked corruption whistleblowers for their contribution in exposing the Digital Vibes scandal. At a briefing…
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SIU confident it has enough evidence for successful prosecutions over Digital Vibes deal
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said that it was confident that the evidence collected against those implicated in the Digital…
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Health Minister Phaahla insists he was not involved in Digital Vibes appointment
Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Thursday denied any wrongdoing related to the Digital Vibes saga, despite being deputy minister at…
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Digital Vibes saga: Health Minister Phaahla apologises to South Africans
Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla on Thursday unreservedly apologized to all South Africans for the dodgy R150 million Digital…
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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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Parliament Health committee chair welcomes release of SIU report on Digital Vibes
Parliament’s Health Committee chairperson has welcomed the release of a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report into the former Health Minister…
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Consultants hired for Nkandla upgrades had fake certificates, says SIU witness
A forensic investigator from the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has testified that the 14 consultants who worked on the upgrades…
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SIU concludes investigations into PPE corruption totalling R486m
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has concluded investigations into fraud and irregularities in contracts in the Limpopo province,…
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More officials could face charges over school decontamination contracts, says GDE
The Gauteng Education Department said that more officials could be charged over the R431 million school decontamination scandal. The department…
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Top managers charged internally over Gauteng school decontamination scandal
Three senior managers from the Gauteng Education Department have been charged internally as recommended by a Special Investigating Unit (SIU)…
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SIU ordered to freeze R8 million held by firms hired to refurbish AngloGold hospital
The Special Tribunal has granted the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) an order to freeze R7.9 million held in bank accounts…
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Corruption trial of 2 Limpopo businessmen postponed
The corruption trial of two Limpopo businessmen was yesterday postponed to October 20 at the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.…
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Limpopo businessmen in court for attempt to bribe SIU investigator
The corruption trial against two Limpopo businessmen is set to resume in the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, the Special…
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SIU granted order to freeze R4.2 billion in accounts linked to state capture corruption
The Special Tribunal has granted the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and Transnet a preservation order to freeze about R4.2 billion…
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SIU and Scopa want greater protection for whistleblowers
Parliament’s finance watchdog Scopa and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) want greater protection of whistleblowers, especially in the PPE corruption…
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Ex-Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko fired, but not really
The Presidency has finalized its disciplinary process against former presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko, and found that she failed to disclose…
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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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Former GP Health CFO fails in bid to implicate Makhura & Lukhele in PPE scandal
The Special Tribunal has heard how former Gauteng Health Department chief financial officer (CFO), Kabelo Lehloenya, failed to make a…
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Premier Makhura’s lawyer says ex-Gauteng Health CFO’s Special Tribunal submission vague
The Special Tribunal is seized with arguments on the merits of former Gauteng Health Department chief financial officer, Kabelo Lehloenya’s,…
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SIU to investigate new info linking Zweli Mkhize’s family to Digital Vibes tender saga
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on Wednesday said it would be following up on new information seemingly linking Health Minister…
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R1 million used for hair salon and nail bar for Zweli Mkhize family in Digital Vibes deal – report
More details are emerging about how Zweli Mkhize’s family allegedly benefited from the Health Department’s dodgy R150 million Digital Vibes…
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Zweli Mkhize’s son Dedani accuses SIU of lying about Digital Vibes saga
Embattled Health Minister Zweli Mkhize’s son, Dedani, has hit back at the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) over its findings that…
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Ramaphosa: Allow me time and space to handle Zweli Mkhize & Digital Vibes saga
Even though he has received the report of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) which probed the Department of Health’s controversial…
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Application to block SIU from investigating Lottery-linked rehab centre dismissed
The Gauteng High Court on Friday dismissed an application from Liesel Joy Moses to interdict the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)…
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Case against lotto grant beneficiary who tried to halt SIU probe dismissed
The Pretoria High Court on Friday dismissed, with costs, an application by a director of a non-profit organization (NPO) that…
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Social Development Dept lashed over R11.2 million irregular payments
The Department of Social Development (DSD) has come under attack from the Public Service Commission (PSC) over the irregular payments…
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SIU to submit Digital Vibes report to President Ramaphosa before midnight today
Wednesday is D-Day for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to hand over its report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on the…
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SIU granted order to freeze money linked to Digital Vibes
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted an order to freeze money held in bank and investment accounts linked…
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SIU gets go-ahead to tackle R85 million KZN and Moz border wall tender
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been authorized to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration at the KwaZulu-Natal Department of…
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ANC and EFF argue over who is fallen or has already fallen
The portfolio committee on health met to discuss the R150 million contract which has placed Mkhize under a dark cloud.…
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2 UIF executives now face disciplinary hearings after suspensions lifted
Two Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) executives are facing disciplinary hearings following the conclusion of some parts of a Special Investigating…
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SIU’s Andy Mothibi raises concern for safety of PPE corruption witnesses
Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head Andy Mothibi has raised concerns for the safety of witnesses assisting the unit in its…
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Health Minister Mkhize’s son scored a bakkie from Digital Vibes – report
Controversial communications company Digital Vibes purchased a second-hand bakkie for Health Minister Zweli Mkhize’s son around the same time the…
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