Overview

• The SIU’s interim report identifies coordinated networks that diverted about R2 billion through 2,207 procurement bundles, 4,501 purchase orders and 207 service providers.
• Named groupings include the Maumela syndicate (≈R816m) and the Mazibuko syndicate (≈R283m), with a third "Syndicate X" under legal processes tied to ≈R596m.
• Evidence shows at least 15 current or former Gauteng health and Tembisa Hospital officials benefited from corrupt payments, with R122 million traced to officials.
• Accountability steps include 111 disciplinary referrals, 25 administrative referrals and four criminal referrals, alongside ongoing asset‑recovery actions with the NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit.
• The Special Tribunal granted an order preserving roughly R500 million in Maumela‑linked assets, while three companies tied to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala were awarded contracts worth about R13–14 million.