The Special Investigating Unit is probing 658 cases of possible corruption related to government procurement of Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) worth more than R5bn.
in the Eastern Cape and a R740m contract to lease 55,000 tablets for pupils by the education department in that province.
the department of water & sanitation for irregularities related to the distribution of 17,000 water tanks; and“In national departments, we're looking at irregular processes which were followed and awarding of contracts to friends and families of officials,” said Lekgetho. Mothibi said they wanted the investigations to be concluded swiftly, and to make this possible they had reprioritised the allocation of resources within the SIU to ensure all provinces had the skills and capacity to conduct thorough investigations.
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