Overview

• Investigators named the Maumela, Mazibuko and an unnamed “Syndicate X” networks as central to schemes that diverted about R2.04bn from patient care.
• The SIU reviewed 2,207 procurement bundles linked to 4,501 purchase orders across 207 suppliers, exposing deliberate order‑splitting under R500,000 and a sham three‑quote process.
• Evidence shows R122.2m in corrupt payments to at least 15 current and former officials at Tembisa Hospital and the Gauteng health department, with the number expected to rise as inquiries continue.
• The SIU has prepared 116 disciplinary referrals, referred multiple criminal matters to the NPA, and secured a Special Tribunal order freezing Maumela‑linked assets worth roughly R500m while working with the NPA Asset Forfeiture Unit and SAHPRA.
• Gauteng’s premier, Parliament’s health committee and civil society figures urged expanded SIU probes across hospitals and swift recoveries and prosecutions as the broader investigation remains ongoing.