Image: Parliamentary finance cluster The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has fast become known for its independence and determination, which has enabled it to crack the whip on poorly performing government entities and recoup billions in misused public funds – despite threats, intimidation, and often aggressive push-back from government officials. In addition, the ever-increasing sophistication of Read more >
Posts
CORRUPTION NEWS
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) again reported back to Parliament on its work, this time on 23 October to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa). The focus was on investigations it conducted into the OR Tambo district municipality (Eastern Cape), the eThekwini metro (KwaZulu-Natal [KZN]), and the Ngaka Modiri Molema municipality (North West). With Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) hopes to recover more than R1-billion that other state institutions owe to it, through an initiative called Project Khokela. This project was started during the 2022/23 financial year, and the SIU hopes that speedy recovery of the outstanding funds will help to sustain its medium- to long-term operations and offset Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
The Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) investigation into Prasa is yielding results, and the organisation recently revealed that it now has information on companies and directors that benefited to the tune of R776-million in total from the controversial R3.5-billion Swifambo contract for the procurement of trains. SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago told the SABC in an interview Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Another victory for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), handed down by its Special Tribunal. It involves a R257-million contract for personal protective equipment (PPE) entered into by the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) and a company called Nkhane Projects and Supply during the Covid-19 pandemic that rocked the country four years ago. The tribunal has Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA By Jeff WicksFirst published on News24 Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head Andy Mothibi says corruption in government procurement has grown so rife that billions of rand are stolen – often at a rate faster than they can be recovered. In an exclusive interview with News24, Mothibi said crooked service providers had “perfected” their Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Source: South African government / Image: Special Investigating Unit The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has entered into memorandums of understanding (MoU) with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Anti-Corruption Coalition, and the Transparency, Integrity, and Accountability Programme (TIP) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, with the aim of preventing corruption through Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Image: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp By Ra’eesa Pather and Qiqa Nkomo for Open SecretsFirst published on GroundUp This is the second in a series of articles on corruption in Prasa’s dealings with front company Swifambo Rail Leasing. It focuses on the activities of Makhensa Mabunda and Auswell Mashaba, the men who orchestrated the purchase of unusable locomotives Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
The fight against corruption in South Africa has received a significant boost in a collaborative effort between Parliament and anti-corruption agency, Special Investigating Unit (SIU). The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the SIU to ensure continuation in the seventh parliament of cases brought to Scopa by Read more >