Covid-19 anti-corruption unit: The justice cluster, NPA, SIU cannot explain why the special unit announced by the president hasn’t been set up as Covid-19 graft allegations pile up.
On March 23, President Cyril Ramaphosa proposed the formation of a Covid-19 anti-corruption unit to expedite the prosecution of those involved in corrupt activities. However, there was no clarity as to which structure of the justice, crime prevention and security cluster would oversee the setting up of the unit.
On Thursday, City Press contacted Dlamini and the fuming spokesperson said: “That is not true [the insistence by both Makeke and Phiri that we should approach Dlamini for clarity]. On Thursday, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said a structure had been assembled for “investigation, prosecution and recovery of stolen assets and funds”.“During the disaster period, the justice, crime prevention and security cluster received several allegations related to corruption of Covid-19 relief efforts earmarked for the poor.
“To be honest, before this week there was no particular unit. It was business as usual, with criminal cases associated with Covid-19 being referred to the Hawks and the NPA, while irregular procurement and fraud cases were being handled by the SIU. However, there was priority given to Covid-19-related cases.”
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