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SIU Identifies Three Syndicates in R2bn Tembisa Hospital Looting

Referrals to prosecutors follow, with assets preserved pending further action.

Overview

  • An interim SIU report names networks led by Hangwani Morgan Maumela (about R816m) and Rudolph Mazibuko (about R283m), with a third group left unnamed pending court processes.
  • The probe covers 2,207 procurement bundles, 4,501 purchase orders and 207 suppliers, uncovering split orders below R500,000, falsified three‑quote documents, fronting and conduit accounts.
  • Evidence shows corrupt payments of roughly R122.2m to at least 15 current and former Gauteng health and Tembisa Hospital officials, from clerks to managers and clinical staff.
  • The SIU has issued 116 disciplinary referrals and referred criminal matters to the NPA, as the Asset Forfeiture Unit secures preservation orders of about R500m linked to the Maumela network.
  • Three companies tied to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala drew about R13m in contracts, with investigators tracing high‑value properties and luxury cars to beneficiaries as the investigation continues.