Ramaphosa Authorises SIU to Investigate Defence Department over Mask Tender Irregularities

SIU to investigate Defence department’s surgical mask tender from 2021

The SIU will look for any irregularities relating to a tender for surgical mask elastic hoops.

SA Department of Defence not off the hook for COVID-19 acquisitions - defenceWeb

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa used the Government Gazette to authorise a further investigation into Department of Defence (DoD) purchases of personal protective equipment (PPE) by the by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). Publication of the official notice came less than a month after Advocate Andy Mothibe’s SIU made known a former DoD employee would be denied access to her pension pay-out for involvement in “serious procurement irr…