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South Africa: 'A Crime Against Humanity' - Alleged Corrupt PPE Contracts Worth R14.8 Billion Under Investigation, Parliament Told
Daily Maverick, 7 December 2021
Problems with accountability -- whether state institutions or individuals -- are hindering efforts to recoup funds stolen through corruption related to personal protective… Read more »
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South Africa: Former Gauteng Health Finance Chief Kabelo Lehloenya Fails to Drag Premier David Makhura Into Multimillion-Rand PPE Probe
Daily Maverick, 25 October 2021
The Special Tribunal has dismissed suggestions by the former chief financial officer for the Gauteng Department of Health, Kabelo Lehloenya, that Premier David Makhura also be held… Read more »
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South Africa: Corruption Busters - Short-Changed On Funding and Political Commitment
The Conversation Africa, 8 December 2021
The word corruption has its roots in the Latin adjective corruptus which refers to something that is spoiled, corrupted or perverted. Read more »
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South Africa: Mixed Messages On Procurement Corruption
ISS, 11 October 2021
Despite new revelations of mega-public sector corruption, delays in adopting the Public Procurement Bill persist. Read more »
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South Africa: SIU Concludes Several Investigations Into Corruption in Limpopo
SAnews.gov.za, 27 September 2021
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has concluded investigations into corruption and irregularities in contracts in the Limpopo province totalling at least half a billion… Read more »
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South Africa: SIU Welcomes Supreme Court of Appeal Order Dismissing Leave to Appeal Ppe Tender Irregularly Awarded By Gauteng Health
Govt of SA, 23 September 2021
SIU welcomes Supreme Court of Appeal order dismissing leave to appeal PPE tender irregularly awarded by Gauteng Health Read more »
Probe Into Alleged Corrupt South African PPE Contracts
During a virtual briefing, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) said it was probing U.S.$936 million worth of alleged irregular contracts relating to the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE).
The SIU, led by its chief, Andy Mothibi, briefed parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), on its investigations into alleged corruption related to the procurement of PPE for the Covid-19 pandemic. Making introductory comments, SCOPA Chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa called corruption during a health crisis a "crime against humanity".
During the briefing, the SIU said that between April 2020 and June 2021, novel coronavirus-related expenditure was about U.S.$8.7 billion. Of this amount, the SIU is investigating about U.S.$936 million, or about 11%, of which contracts worth R1.9-billion were referred to the Special Tribunal to have them set aside and the money recovered.
The SIU said 5,054 contracts for novel coronavirus-related services were under investigation, with contracts awarded to 2,686 service providers.
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