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Ramaphosa signs proclamation allowing SIU to probe misuse of Covid-19 funds

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President signs proclamation after rise in allegations of corruption linked to relief funding

The Special Investigating Unit will now be able to probe any allegations relating to the misuse of Covid-19 relief funds, President Cyril Ramaphosa says.

The proclamation comes more than two months after SIU head Andy Mothibi told MPs in May that because of the number of Covid-19-related cases they had received, which included large procurement cases, the SIU would seek a national proclamation to facilitate its investigations.SA has been under lockdown since March 2020, imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The lockdown has caused economic devastation, resulting in the state putting together a R500bn relief package.

He said the proclamation empowered the SIU to probe any allegations relating to the misuse of Covid-19 funds across all spheres of the state. He said the SIU was also empowered to institute civil proceedings for the recovery of damages or losses incurred by the state.

 

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