Overview
- Zacharia Chisele, 53, and Sgt Papi Tsie, 41, appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on corruption charges linked to the Tembisa Hospital investigation.
- The pair allegedly handed R100,000 in cash to a Hawks investigating officer on 23 November to help Chisele avoid prosecution.
- The arrests followed an undercover meeting authorised by the Director of Public Prosecutions and executed by the DPCI’s Serious Corruption Investigation unit.
- The matter was postponed for bail investigations, with a bail application set for 2 December, and both accused remain in custody.
- Hawks leadership praised the investigator for refusing the bribe and said the wider Tembisa tenders probe continues, following earlier SIU findings of large‑scale embezzlement.