The success of public institutions is deeply rooted in their ability to plan with a long-term perspective, think in generational terms and execute mandates diligently. Put differently, the effectiveness and resilience of organisations hinge on their capacity to adapt, innovate and maintain a vision that transcends immediate challenges. A long-term approach ensures that national development… Continue reading Public Institutions Are Playing A Role In Creating Social Transformation In South Africa
Tag: Special Investigating Unit (SIU)
SA Is Making Progress To Exit The FATF Grey List And Requires Collective Action
While South Africa is making steady progress in its efforts to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, it will require “a significant effort” from all relevant authorities in the country to meet the deadline at the end of January 2025 to address remaining shortcomings identified by FATF, according to the… Continue reading SA Is Making Progress To Exit The FATF Grey List And Requires Collective Action
SIU’s Lotteries Investigation Extends To Accounting Firms
The investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) into the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has been expanded to include accounting firms involved in creating false statements to assist non-profit organizations (NPOs) in obtaining funds they are not entitled to. Collaborating with the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation, also known as the Hawks, the SIU conducted… Continue reading SIU’s Lotteries Investigation Extends To Accounting Firms
Gauteng Health Department’s Dodgy R113m PPE Tender Set Aside
The Special Tribunal responsible for recouping state funds lost to corruption has reviewed and set aside a R113 million personal protective equipment (PPE) contract that the Gauteng Department of Health unlawfully awarded to a private company during the COVID-19 pandemic. South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), took the matter to the tribunal… Continue reading Gauteng Health Department’s Dodgy R113m PPE Tender Set Aside
Ramaphosa Grants SIU Permission To Investigate Home Affairs, PRASA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ramped up his efforts to combat corruption by granting the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) the authority to investigate significant claims of mismanagement and illegal activities at two important state entities, the Department of Home Affairs and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). Proclamation 154 of 2024 gives the SIU… Continue reading Ramaphosa Grants SIU Permission To Investigate Home Affairs, PRASA
Prominent Figures Implicated In R1.4 Billion ‘Lotto Corruption’
Prominent South Africans could be in hot water after ongoing Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigations into the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) revealed potential misappropriation of R1.4 billion in public funds through corrupt activities. The second phase of the SIU investigation was made before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on Wednesday, February 14, 2024,… Continue reading Prominent Figures Implicated In R1.4 Billion ‘Lotto Corruption’
SABC Interim Board Loses Bid To Review Damning SIU Report Into R185m Tender
The SABC’s interim board has lost an appeal to review a damning Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report that implicated them in unlawfully awarding a R185 million tender to Mafoko Security Patrols over five years ago. The interim board members – Khanyisile Kweyana, Mathatha Tsedu, Febe Potgieter-Gqubule, and John Matisohn – were appointed in April 2017.… Continue reading SABC Interim Board Loses Bid To Review Damning SIU Report Into R185m Tender
Ex-Mpumalanga Official Denied Pension Over Dodgy R19m Covid-19 Tender
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it’s increasingly optimistic about reclaiming monies from individuals implicated in dodgy procurement transactions pertaining to South Africa’s Covid-19 response initiative. Kaizer Kganyago, spokesperson for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), expressed his profound appreciation for the recent triumph, wherein the Special Tribunal granted them an order preventing a former government… Continue reading Ex-Mpumalanga Official Denied Pension Over Dodgy R19m Covid-19 Tender
Lotteries Official, Wife ‘Used 400 Daycare Centers To Steal R32m In Two Years’
The Special Tribunal has frozen several bank accounts belonging to a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) National Lotteries Commission (NLC) official and his wife, who are accused of using 400 daycare centers and football clubs to siphon R32 million from the gambling entity. The interim order was initially granted on August 16, 2023, but has now been varied… Continue reading Lotteries Official, Wife ‘Used 400 Daycare Centers To Steal R32m In Two Years’
Corruption-Accused Ndhuna Scores Big In Limpopo
A construction company under investigation for tender fraud and corruption in the North West has scored a R8 million contract in Limpopo. Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL), a provincial parastatal, awarded Ndhuna Civil Engineering Services the multi-million contract to re-gravel the road between Ga-Mokgwathi and Dzumeri in Mopani in May this year. The contractor abandoned multimillion… Continue reading Corruption-Accused Ndhuna Scores Big In Limpopo