The heat is on for President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC following damning findings against former health minister Zweli Mkhize by the SIU.
Last night, Ramaphosa steered clear of speaking directly on the matter relating to the role that Mkhize had played while heading up the Health Department, except to say in his statement that the report released by the SIU was done in the interest of fairness and in promotion of the Access to Information Act.The president said"a line has been drawn in the sand" against corruption and that the ANC was ready to serve"people with integrity".
During his tenure at the national department of health, it emerged that the department had unlawfully awarded a R150 million contract to Digital Vibes, which was used as a front by his Mkhize’s close associates, Tahera Mather and Naadira Mitha. The report also said Mkhize allegedly already referred to “contractual arrangements” regarding the “preliminary NHI implementation plan and draft communication plan by Friday from each individual”, though no procurement processes had been initiated by the department.
The report also said that Digital Vibes had “appointed” Mather and Mitha as purported contractors for purposes of the NHI media campaign. Even with the SIU's report being officially released to the public and having sat with the president for a while, law enforcement agencies are not yet ready to swoop on those found wanting.
’’The matters that come from the SIU and referrals are not necessarily ready for prosecution; they still need investigations,” NPA national spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said.
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