Special Investigating Unit (SIU)

Dodgy Free State Health Department Tender Set Aside, SIU Authorised to Recover R532m

UNLAWFUL: The company was paid millions, despite that it did not have a contract in place. Photo: SIU

The Special Tribunal has set aside a tender awarded by the Free State Department of Health to a little-known medical company, Buthelezi EMS, without a contract. The tender for inter-facility emergency medical services was declared unlawful, unprocedural and unconstitutional, with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) authorised to recover monies paid out by officials. According to… Continue reading Dodgy Free State Health Department Tender Set Aside, SIU Authorised to Recover R532m

SIU Probes Seven Dodgy Tenders Awarded by Mbombela Municipality

CRACKING WHIP: SIU boss Adv. Andy Mothibi's unit says it has been forced to seek a search and seizure warrant after JB Marks Municipality officials failed to hand over requested documents.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe allegations of maladministration, irregular expenditure, and corruption in connection with several tenders awarded by the Mbombela Municipality in Mpumalanga. The unit is set to investigate seven tenders, which include legal services, engineering projects, low-cost housing under the RDP, water infrastructure, and energy efficiency… Continue reading SIU Probes Seven Dodgy Tenders Awarded by Mbombela Municipality

Fetakgomo Tubatse Tender: ConCourt Clips Engineering Company Mphaphuli Consulting’s Wings and Paves SIU’s Way to Recover R76 Million in Overcharges

Mphaphuli Consulting’s efforts to prevent the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) from recovering R76 million from a Limpopo municipality overpaid for electricity services have been dealt a severe blow. The Constitutional Court has refused the engineering company direct access to apply for the reviewing and setting aside of the SIU report, which found Mphaphuli Consulting had… Continue reading Fetakgomo Tubatse Tender: ConCourt Clips Engineering Company Mphaphuli Consulting’s Wings and Paves SIU’s Way to Recover R76 Million in Overcharges

ANC Limpopo Spokesperson Guns for MPL Over Claims Party Members Buy Qualifications

UNDER FIRE: Limpopo ANC MPL Dr David “Che” Selane has been reported to the party’s provincial leadership after he said in an interview that some of his fellow comrades bought their academic qualifications from private institutions. Photo: Facebook

African National Congress (ANC) Limpopo spokesperson Jimmy Machaka has taken Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL) Dr David “Che” Selane to task over his claims that party members were a bunch of academic fraudsters. Machaka says the former provincial ANC Youth League secretary’s (ANCYL) claims were not only damaging to the governing party’s reputation, but also… Continue reading ANC Limpopo Spokesperson Guns for MPL Over Claims Party Members Buy Qualifications

Farm Bought For RDP Development Now ‘Housing Top KZN ANC Politician’s Cattle’

CALLS FOR MORE INVESTIGATION: The Kokstad Local Municipality bought a farm to build RDP houses but the property allegedly is being used by a top ANC politician to keep his herd of cattle. Photo: Facebook

A few days after President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe two dubious tenders awarded by the Kokstad Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, another whistleblower has made damning allegations of corruption against the same entity. The whistleblower alleges that the municipality bought a farm known as Waaifontein to build RDP houses for… Continue reading Farm Bought For RDP Development Now ‘Housing Top KZN ANC Politician’s Cattle’

SIU Authorised to Probe Ithala Bank and Associated State Owned Companies in KwaZulu-Natal

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been quietly authorised to probe allegations of wrongdoing at Ithala Development Finance Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Ithala (SOC) Limited (Ithala Bank). This is outlined in Proclamation 243 of 2025 which was signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday, setting the investigation in motion immediately. Ithala Bank is… Continue reading SIU Authorised to Probe Ithala Bank and Associated State Owned Companies in KwaZulu-Natal

Ramaphosa Unleashes SIU To Probe Corruption Ravaged KwaDukuza Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal

SIGNED: President Cyril Ramaphosa has fully signed the BELA Act, saying all GNU parties have agreed to that. Photo: GCIS

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has finally been authorized to probe the corruption-ravaged KwaDukuza local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The authorization is contained in a gazette signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday and later published on the government gazette and the website of the SIU. The investigation into the ANC-run municipality will focus on three… Continue reading Ramaphosa Unleashes SIU To Probe Corruption Ravaged KwaDukuza Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal

SIU Pounces On Free State’s Masilonyana Local Municipality Over Suspected Tender Irregularities

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has pounced on a Free State municipality over suspected tender irregularities and maladministration involving water supply contracts. Assisted by the Hawks and the South African Police Service (SAPS), the unit’s members swooped on the Masilonyana Local Municipality’s premises in Welkom. They seized documents relating to tenders for the Brandfort Water… Continue reading SIU Pounces On Free State’s Masilonyana Local Municipality Over Suspected Tender Irregularities

Wits, UFS Universities Return R800 Million In Unallocated Funds To NSFAS

NSFAS board chairperson Ernest Khoza said the protests were disturbing as the fund introduced improvements favouring students.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed two prominent South African universities’ payment of R800 million back to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The University of Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of the Free State (UFS) paid the NSFAS R450 million and R438 million, respectively, following an investigation by the SIU. Kaizer Kganyago,… Continue reading Wits, UFS Universities Return R800 Million In Unallocated Funds To NSFAS

SIU To Probe eThekwini Municipality VIP Protection Contracts From 2004

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been authorised to probe security and VIP protection tenders in the eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The investigation, approved by President Cyril Ramaphosa, will scrutinise tenders awarded between January 2004 and November 2024. The SIU investigation seeks to determine whether the process to award these tenders was conducted fairly and… Continue reading SIU To Probe eThekwini Municipality VIP Protection Contracts From 2004