A new proclamation by President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) the green light to probe all nine provincial Departments of Human Settlements after reports of corruption. The investigation will also cover the Housing Development Agency, an entity of the national Department of Human Settlements that acquires and prepares land, as well… Continue reading SIU Gets Presidential Green Light to Investigate All Provincial Departments of Human Settlements
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Pension of Former National Lottery Commission Grant Manager Frozen Pending Corruption Probe
The Special Tribunal has ruled that the pension of Sanele Dlamini, a former grants manager in the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), be frozen pending an investigation. The ruling comes after the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) applied to have his pension mothballed until an investigation into the entire commission and funded projects is concluded. The SIU… Continue reading Pension of Former National Lottery Commission Grant Manager Frozen Pending Corruption Probe
Assets Obtained After Limpopo NPO Was Hijacked to Fleece Money From National Lottery Preserved
The Limpopo farm that was bought using money that was fleeced from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has been preserved, meaning its owner cannot sell or change its ownership. The farm would later be auctioned to recover the money that was illegally sourced from the commission. The preservation of the farm comes after the Special… Continue reading Assets Obtained After Limpopo NPO Was Hijacked to Fleece Money From National Lottery Preserved
Special Tribunal Sets Aside Illegal Extension of Tender By Free State Department of Health
The Special Tribunal has ruled in favour of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and set aside a 2015 tender that was awarded by the Free State Department of Health to HALO and Buthelezi HEMS CC (JV) to provide aero-medical services for emergency medical services to the provincial government. When the tender was advertised, it was… Continue reading Special Tribunal Sets Aside Illegal Extension of Tender By Free State Department of Health
SIU Obtains Preservation Order Freezing Luxury Properties in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Bought Using Ill Gotten Lottery Money
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze a property located in Midstream Estate in Gauteng, pending the finalisation of civil proceedings into the alleged misuse of funds allocated by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The order interdicts Israel Mathibe and his company, Smart Safety PPE and… Continue reading SIU Obtains Preservation Order Freezing Luxury Properties in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Bought Using Ill Gotten Lottery Money
Great North Transport Suspends CEO and Other Bosses Over Financial Mismanagement
The Limpopo government-owned bus company, Great North Transport (GNT), has placed its top executives, CEO Matata Mokoele, CFO Hlongwane and COO Reason Mkhatswa on precautionary suspension for three (3) months. According to the embattled public transport entity spokesperson Mthunzi Dlamini, the trio were suspended following serious concerns related to financial governance, operational delivery and executive… Continue reading Great North Transport Suspends CEO and Other Bosses Over Financial Mismanagement
RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo Placed on Special Leave
Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO Collins Letsoalo has been placed on an immediate special leave. This was revealed by Deputy Minister of Transport Mkhuleko Hlengwa today, May 27, 2025 during an update on the investigation by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) into the RAF. He was briefing Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa). Hlengwa… Continue reading RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo Placed on Special Leave
Special Tribunal Sets Aside R257 Million Tender Unlawfully Awarded by Department of Defence for Software Never Used
The Special Tribunal has set aside a R257 million Microsoft tender that was unlawfully awarded to Softwareone Experts South Africa (Pty) Ltd (SoftwareOne) by the Department of Defence in 2018. The ruling follows an investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which found that the Department procured Microsoft licences from SoftwareOne, valued at over R257… Continue reading Special Tribunal Sets Aside R257 Million Tender Unlawfully Awarded by Department of Defence for Software Never Used
Ramaphosa Gives Nod to SIU to Investigate Department of Defence PPE Tender
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been given the presidential nod to go ahead and probe the Department of Defence’s personal protection equipment (PPE) tender. The nod was given by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Proclamation 260 of 2025, which authorises the SIU to investigate serious maladministration, focusing on irregularities linked to the tender to supply… Continue reading Ramaphosa Gives Nod to SIU to Investigate Department of Defence PPE Tender
SIU Authorised to Investigate BushbuckRidge Municipality in Mpumalanga Province
The feared Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been authorised to probe the ANC-run Bushbuckridge local municipality in Mpumalanga province. In a proclamation signed off by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the SIU said it will look into serious maladministration and unlawful conduct within the financially struggling municipality. This investigation will primarily focus on the procurement and contracting… Continue reading SIU Authorised to Investigate BushbuckRidge Municipality in Mpumalanga Province