President Cyril Ramaphosa’s public instruction to the Special Investigating Unit to investigate and pinpoint any corrupt activities surrounding Covid-19 relief funds might only be to build credibility, but this could come at a cost and impact other investigations, said an expert.
On Thursday last week, Ramaphosa signed a proclamation authorising the SIU to investigate any “unlawful or improper conduct in the procurement of any goods, works and services during or related to the national state of disaster in any state institution”. Such investigations will include allegations that the Gauteng health department procured PPE at inflated prices from Madzikane Thandisiwe Diko’s Royal Bhaca Projects.“We have already started and did a secondment with the Gauteng department of health and sent people to investigate,” said
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