Overview

• Investigators identified three primary networks — the Maumela, Mazibuko and an unnamed Syndicate X — tied to about R816m, R283m and R596m respectively, after reviewing 2,207 procurement bundles, 4,501 purchase orders and 207 service providers.
• At least 15 current and former officials were implicated, with corrupt payments totaling about R122m that included R16m to six clerks, R7.3m to an assistant nurse and R67m to managers who helped steer irregular contracts.
• The SIU detailed a scheme that split orders below R500,000 to dodge competitive bidding, used falsified supply‑chain documents and deployed conduit accounts to launder funds.
• The unit issued 116 disciplinary referrals (108 delivered) and made four criminal referrals to the NPA, while also flagging 25 matters to the health products regulator over unlicensed suppliers.
• The AFU has preserved assets linked to Hangwani Morgan Maumela and the Special Tribunal granted a freeze order of up to R500m, as officials signal the investigation will widen with further recoveries and prosecutions expected.