The SIU told parliament the health department was so desperate to give Digital Vibes a communications contract that it flouted government procurement policies and allowed a 104% price inflation
Mkhize’s resignation and the top six meeting are the clearest indicators yet that Ramaphosa is intending to make a much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle
Despite agreement that it would be politically ‘unwise’ for the president to remove the health minister before the Special Tribunal makes its decision on the application by the Special Investigating Unit, he may have just done so
For six weeks Ramaphosa has told us he is following process and Mkhize continues to get a fat ministerial salary as he relaxes on special leave.
ANC sources say the report by the committee will be tabled at the next national executive committee meeting
Three weeks ago, a second term for the president seemed a safe bet, but the insurgency has thrown the puzzle pieces in the air
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
‘I will come out and explain to the nation exactly how I will deal with [the SIU] report,’ Ramaphosa said during a walkabout at vaccine sites in Gauteng
Digital Vibes company, controlled by the health minister’s ‘comrade’, was favoured over firms that tendered at about half the price
The Hawks and the NPA want to boost forensic investigative capacity to get back more money lost to corruption
The way our government — and its leader — have handled the pandemic leaves much to be desired
The Special Investigating Unit’s report on the Digital Vibes scandal involving the health minister means his fate hangs in the balance
Having taken on the form of a spectral apparition, many of us have stopped watching Cyril Ramaphosa’s speeches
The Special Investigating Unit said it would ask the tribunal to declare the health department’s contract with the company unlawful
Thursday was the first time acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane appeared before the committee, but she did not have many answers for MPs
Mkhize’s request to take special leave left President Cyril Ramaphosa reeling, party insiders say
The Prince of Darkness is load-shredding us and, with ANC elections ahead, in KZN the guns are coming out
The president has placed the embattled health minister on special leave, with Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane appointed to act in the post
Ramaphosa is said to be considering appointing former Gauteng health MEC Dr Gwen Ramokgopa or Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as the minister of health
MPs from opposition parties agree that the sub judice reason for the health minister not appearing before the committee is not valid
Health minister will be gone within two weeks as SIU net closes, say associates
But the president told reporters that he would not decide Zweli Mkhize’s future in cabinet before the outcome of the Special Investigating Unit probe
Health minister failed to appear before the protector three times this year, as the legal challenges against him stack up
A person who has himself been accused of corruption — more than once — is not the right person to steer the ship of national health insurance for South Africans
Parliamentary committee laments that corruption ‘screws citizens over twice,’ Scopa chair says
A 827-page register compels members of parliament publicly to declare anything worth more than R500, and it makes for interesting reading
The department of health will ask for the immediate recovery of all irregular payments made to Digital Vibes