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THE Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing fraud cases involving more than R1-billion.

In its interim annual report of April-September 2011, the unit said it was investigating a current chief director, a former head of department and a former chief financial officer whose names are known to Sowetan.

The three allegedly made improper payments of R15.3-million, R1.2-million and R681,916 to service providers.

The national Treasury referred the cases to the SIU after an investigation by a private forensic firm in 2008 and a report by the auditor- general a year later.

The SIU started its investigations only in 2010.

The unit had identified 10 procurement deals worth over R1-billion pertaining to contracts entered into by the department for the supply of various services. In one incident, a service provider was paid R11-million in duplicate payments. The sum of R778,749 was recovered, and a further R414,481 was recovered later through the Acknowledgement of Debt.

According to the report, the SIU conducted over 460 interviews and obtained 296 statements from witnesses who included department officials.

SIU spokesman Boy Ndala did not want to reveal the names of those implicated or whether police cases had been opened.

"The SIU can confirm that the matters related to senior officials in the department of health in Gauteng (and) has been referred to the Anti-Corruption Task Team for further action. We cannot reveal anything further at this stage as the investigations are at a sensitive stage," said Ndala.

Gauteng health department spokesman Simon Zwane did not want to comment on the cases.

"The SIU is dealing with this matter and they are the ones who will confirm the names for you," Zwane said.

Gauteng DA health spokesman Jack Bloom said the investigation was just a tip of the iceberg: "I expect more rot to be revealed as the investigation proceeds. The big question is whether political figures were involved in the extensive looting in this department."

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Thu Jun 20 11:10:23 SAST 2013 ::

Aug 1, 2012

Pointman

This is just one reason why cancer patients go without treatment at Jhb general hospital. It is a capricious individual who does not care for the plight of those who depend on the public health system. Not a sin? Think again Mothlanthe. And they want to shove us all into a new monster called the NHS which will give them another R120 bln to cream off from.
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Aug 1, 2012

SOLUTIONS

When will this end, the coffers has only got so much, signs of a country going to the dogs,

1st to go is education
2 nd health

Who wants to guess what is 3rd?
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Aug 1, 2012

WakeUpSouthAfrica

SOLUTIONS - Safety and Security.
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Aug 1, 2012

MGEEZ

Fire them all if found guilty, that way you would be sending a strong message to all the would be perpetrators
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Aug 1, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

The thieves must rot in the chukie
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Aug 1, 2012

SOLUTIONS

WakeUpSouthAfrica
SOLUTIONS - Safety and Security.
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And the mind blowing thing is that usually it comes in the steps as I and you mentioned, in SA at the moment it looks like it is all falling together, it will also not be long before we start to see hectic blackouts. I think even if another governing body comes in now, it will take years to resolve the destruction of the current one, but it must happen sooner than later, we need to start somewhere.
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Aug 1, 2012

mjimara

Jeez! Where is JZ? Could he or Pravin or Motswaledi or cabinet please explain this to the South Africa nation?
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Aug 1, 2012

spatch

Shall we say that about 4000 billion has been looted by anc n friends since '94?
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Aug 1, 2012

spatch

After China discovered R3200 billion missing from their book, they started executing the culprits, using mobile execution chambers.
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Aug 1, 2012

Ubufebe

@spatch
Unlike China we shud just cut their b'alls off and deny them medical treatment
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