Maja appeared in the specialised commercial crimes court on charges of corruption
It’s a long shot at political redemption for the former health minister and, more pressingly, a bid to avert criminal charges
Former health minister Zweli Mkhize seeks relief to declare the SIU’s conduct against him ‘unlawful and unconstitutional
Six of the nine implicated officials suspended for their part in the controversial Digital Vibes saga are from the health department
The president said the former health minister had steered the country around the HIV crisis and now the Covid-19 pandemic, and now a Special Investigating Unit report has implicated Mkhize of wrongdoing regarding the Digital Vibes contract
The Special Investigating Unit says Mkhize’s denials that his family benefited were ‘untrue’
ANC sources say the report by the committee will be tabled at the next national executive committee meeting
In its court document, the SIU sets out its case against the alleged fraudulent and corrupt relationship between Digital Vibes, Mkhize and the health department — and asks for a tender worth R150-million to be set aside and money paid back
About 80 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine have arrived in South Africa out of the nine million procured — 300 000 to 500 000 are expected to arrive within two months
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says selling on the vaccines will stem wasteful expenditure, but people close to the discussions with AU say they will be sold on the cheap
We spoke to experts, looked at the data and relistened to the health department’s briefings to break down the revised roll-out plan
Full track and traceability of Covid-19 jabs won’t happen during South Africa’s vaccine roll-out, as the health department has not yet adopted the “overarching” system that would make this possible.
Medical aid schemes and businesses will help the government with the cost of acquiring enough vaccines for the South African population to achieve herd immunity