Vice-chancellor professor Sakhela Buhlungu has been suspended and now faces disciplinary action, despite a report that allegedly found no wrongdoing. The move has reignited scrutiny over corruption, violence and power struggles at one of South Africa’s most storied universities
Buthelezi was previously implicated and later cleared in the Digital Vibes scandal
The Special Investigating Unit traced financial gains of more than R181 million linked to beneficiaries of fraudulent visa applications that were supported by fake documentation
The matter stems from a project intended to prevent the Richards Bay area from running out of water. The contract value was inflated from an initial R407m
Incoming NDPP lauded for his anti-corruption record as head of the SIU while critics see red
The president picked the SIU head after an advisory panel found none of the six candidates interviewed late last year suitable for the post
The ANC treasurer general denied knowing the alleged underworld figure, as well as equally controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi
This comes amid the Special Investigating Unit’s crackdown on people linked to corruption at Tembisa Hospital
The Special Investigating Unit has seized luxury vehicles and artworks worth millions from businessman Hangwani Maumela’s Joburg mansion as part of an R820 million asset recovery
New evidence in the matter suggests that former health minister Zweli Mkhize and his family received funds funnelled through the sale of cattle and the purchase of a farm
The narrow terms of the original proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to only look into dodgy lottery grants has hobbled the SIU, despite it having applied for an amendment to its terms 15 months ago
A Special Investigating Unit investigation is focused on employees of defence firms suspected of passing on military intellectual property
In one Special Investigating Unit inquiry, Denel was paid more than R8 billion by Armscor for 264 Badger vehicles but only produced a fraction of those
The party hopes to win back voters in the Western Cape, where its January 8 commemoration is being held
The provincial police commissioner is the latest to be implicated in the fraudster’s contentious new hotel
The public works minister allegedly knew the convicted fraudster had demolished government property in Limpopo and built a hotel
The Special Investigation Unit also has its sight on former finance deputy minister Sfiso Buthelezi, whose company allegedly received R110 million fraudulently
South Africa spends too much money on medical malpractice lawsuits and wants to pursue new ways to settle cases out of court
Senior staff were allegedly told ahead of the elections ‘to cough up R5 million or resign’
The Special Investigating Unit is investigating a syndicate that used state land meant to build a school for personal use
