KwaZulu-Natal school feeding scandal: Special Investigation Unit steps in
/ 24 April 2023

KwaZulu-Natal school feeding scandal: Special Investigation Unit steps in

The provincial education department has delayed handing over tender documents to the SIU since February

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Phoenix residents demand Ramaphosa release SIU graft report
/ 19 April 2023

Phoenix residents demand Ramaphosa release SIU graft report

The social housing investigation was handed to eThekwini municipal manager and the presidency last year

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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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Sunshine Hospital may survive Road Accident Fund carnage
/ 17 March 2023

Sunshine Hospital may survive Road Accident Fund carnage

The Road Accident Fund said it could not heed a high court order to pay R301 million to Sunshine Hospital that is dedicated to crash victims

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Mbombela council wants SIU  to probe ‘irregular’ R200 million construction tenders
/ 10 February 2023

Mbombela council wants SIU to probe ‘irregular’ R200 million construction tenders

City’s public accounts committee wants officials to be sanctioned over contact awards

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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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What the Ngcobo report meant for the Zondo report
/ 23 December 2022

What the Ngcobo report meant for the Zondo report

The ANC’s reaction to the Zondo findings was a precursor of its attitude to the Ngcobo ‘Farmgate’ report

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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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Eskom ‘unaware’ of security agency’s request for vetting information about André de Ruyter
/ 30 November 2022

Eskom ‘unaware’ of security agency’s request for vetting information about André de Ruyter

The power utility says it is inaccurate to suggest that it has deliberately delayed the vetting process for its executives

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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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Parliament’s Scopa may subpoena State Security Agency over vetting of SOE employees
/ 16 November 2022

Parliament’s Scopa may subpoena State Security Agency over vetting of SOE employees

The tide is turning, impunity is no longer a given, says national prosecutions boss Shamila Batoyi

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Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people
/ 30 October 2022

Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people

The president has made strides in renewing the state but how he deals with individuals in the ANC linked to state capture may be his undoing in the party

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No backing down as presidential hopeful Mkhize goes for broke
/ 20 October 2022

No backing down as presidential hopeful Mkhize goes for broke

Disgraced former health minister wants the ANC to revert to normal disciplinary processes instead of the step-aside rule to curb corruption

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Zweli Mkhize: SIU report set up by Ramaphosa circle to clip my wings
/ 19 October 2022

Zweli Mkhize: SIU report set up by Ramaphosa circle to clip my wings

The former health minister says the Digital Vibes report is no longer an obstacle to his presidential ambitions

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Samwu: Manager implicated in VBS scandal tried car fleet scam in new municipality
/ 19 October 2022

Samwu: Manager implicated in VBS scandal tried car fleet scam in new municipality

The union fears that municipal manager Morris Maluleke, who ‘irregularly’ deposited R50-million of municipal funds into VBS Mutual Bank, continued to try to loot a Limpopo municipality

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Parliament to shine spotlight on Glencore operations
/ 23 August 2022

Parliament to shine spotlight on Glencore operations

It has called for an official investigation into mining licences and contracts awarded to the company in South Africa

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Public scrutiny needed to stop KZN flood relief looting
/ 21 April 2022

Public scrutiny needed to stop KZN flood relief looting

Public disclosure of Covid-19 contracts exposed looting of emergency funds

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Court action looms over eThekwini social housing rentals
/ 24 March 2022

Court action looms over eThekwini social housing rentals

Tenants’ associations want regulator to enforce its cap on rentals

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Sassa boss linked to R45.5m fraud
/ 1 February 2022

Sassa boss linked to R45.5m fraud

A company implicated in the Special Investigating Unit report is still doing business with the South African Social Security Agency

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