The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has placed former health department acting director-general Dr Anban Pillay at the centre of the Digital Vibes tender scandal, recommending that he be criminally prosecuted over the matter.
The SIU found that Dr Anban Pillay, among others, should be charged for 'financial misconduct' for violating the Public Finance Management Act. File image.The Special Investigating Unit has placed former health department acting director-general Dr Anban Pillay at the centre of the Digital Vibes tender scandal, recommending that he be criminally prosecuted over the matter.
The report has also found that other senior officials of the department, such as current director-general Sandile Buthelezi and spokesperson Popo Maja, face disciplinary action for their roles in the saga. Buthelezi was suspended on Sunday. This failed, however, because the National Treasury had started limiting and restricting the usage of consultants by state institutions.
This left only two companies – Digital Vibes and Brandswell – as the only eligible candidates submitted to the tender evaluation committee that included Dr Pillay. Mkhize later appointed Dr Pillay as the acting director-general and he compiled a letter of appointment for Digital Vibes in November 15, just days after his appointment.
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