Gauteng Government Dismisses Officials Over Anglo Ashanti Hospital Contract Irregularities

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Gauteng Government Dismisses Officials Over Anglo Ashanti Hospital Contract Irregularities
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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomed the Gauteng government's decision to dismiss officials from the Department of Health and Infrastructure Development who faced charges related to alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for the refurbishment of Anglo Ashanti Hospital in 2022. The SIU investigation uncovered evidence of financial misconduct.

The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed the Gauteng government’s decision to dismiss the officials who wereThe officials from the Gauteng Department of Health and the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development faced charges relating to alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for refurbishing the Anglo Ashanti Hospital in 2022.

The SIU’s investigation uncovered evidence of financial misconduct involving several individuals from the two departments. “The Gauteng Government acted on the SIU’s recommendations and charged the officials involved which led to five officials being dismissed, three with a final written warning, one was acquitted, while the other was not charged because they left the department.

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