Road Accident Fund admits paying R1.7 million to wrong attorney
/ 21 March 2024

Road Accident Fund admits paying R1.7 million to wrong attorney

The fund faces a R340 million investigation over allegedly working with crooked lawyers

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R34m Limpopo lotto graft probe
/ 15 March 2024

R34m Limpopo lotto graft probe

A crook that the prosecuting authority failed to arrest is at the centre of a fresh scam – this time involving state funds

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Road Accident Fund loses R1.7m court case in ‘corrupt’ lawyers litigation
/ 28 February 2024

Road Accident Fund loses R1.7m court case in ‘corrupt’ lawyers litigation

The embattled RAF is also facing a R340 million SIU investigation into lawyers abusing the fund

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Special Tribunal declares PPE contract awarded by Gauteng health department unlawful and invalid
/ 20 February 2024

Special Tribunal declares PPE contract awarded by Gauteng health department unlawful and invalid

The service provider, LNG, has been ordered to pay back the profit earned from the R113.2 million contract

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SIU recovers R737 million as part of NSFAS investigation
/ 7 February 2024

SIU recovers R737 million as part of NSFAS investigation

The financial aid scheme did not take steps to ensure a settlement between the funds paid to higher education institutions and the allocation of those funds to students

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Heads roll following ‘wasteful’ R134 million North West security tender
/ 1 June 2023

Heads roll following ‘wasteful’ R134 million North West security tender

‘Administration paralysis’ caused by alleged squabbles has led to the suspension of senior provincial officials

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Inside North West’s ‘wasteful’ R133.9 million security tender
/ 29 May 2023

Inside North West’s ‘wasteful’ R133.9 million security tender

A damning forensic report stirs up controversy over North West government tender awards

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De Ruyter: I told the police more than I said in TV interview
/ 10 May 2023

De Ruyter: I told the police more than I said in TV interview

The former Eskom chief executive said he relayed all privately-gathered intelligence to the police and Minister Pravin Gordhan, and so did not breach his reporting duty

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SIU welcomes arrest of state advocate for defrauding government
/ 4 April 2023

SIU welcomes arrest of state advocate for defrauding government

The Special Investigating Unit found that Hassan Kajee ‘inflated prices’ and ‘double-charged’ for work he did – and did not do – for the state

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Gospel star Xolani Jwaga ‘scored from hospital graft’
/ 13 January 2023

Gospel star Xolani Jwaga ‘scored from hospital graft’

Xolani Jwaga, who owns an events company, helped build shoddy sports facilities at a provincial facility

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Gauteng health loses R48 million through collusive corruption
/ 18 December 2022

Gauteng health loses R48 million through collusive corruption

Ashley Mthunzi and his ‘corruption mafia’ are being investigated by the Hawks

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David Makhura ‘protected’ hospital boss
/ 25 November 2022

David Makhura ‘protected’ hospital boss

R48 million was looted from Gauteng’s health system following the alleged shielding of Tembisa Hospital’s chief executive

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NPA fails to deal with R7.8bn in Covid-19 corruption
/ 27 January 2022

NPA fails to deal with R7.8bn in Covid-19 corruption

Not ‘trial ready’: 386 Special Investigating Unit referrals lead to just one case in court so far

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‘Dodgy Vibes’ Zweli Mkhize for next ANC president?
/ 4 January 2022

‘Dodgy Vibes’ Zweli Mkhize for next ANC president?

The disgraced former health minister is spotted on posters punting him as the next leader after his R150m corruption scandal

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SIU still to settle civil cases totalling R6.3bn
/ 27 November 2021

SIU still to settle civil cases totalling R6.3bn

The Special Investigating Unit has cases dating back to 2019, but rejected that this is a problem

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SIU wants Khusela Diko to answer fresh allegations
/ 21 November 2021

SIU wants Khusela Diko to answer fresh allegations

The SIU want the former presidential spokesperson to answer questions regarding Digital Vibes allegations against her

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