US EditionSouth Africa arrests 12 senior police officers on suspicion of corruption
The arrests relate to a R360 million 2024 SAPS health services tender allegedly awarded irregularly to Medicare24, with charges including corruption, fraud, and PFMA contravention.
- On Wednesday, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola was served with a warrant to appear in court on April 21 regarding an allegedly corrupt health contract for police officers.
- The scandal centers on a cancelled 2024 police health services tender awarded to businessman Vusimuzi Cat Matlala, who allegedly received 50 million rand before the contract was terminated.
- Fifteen people, including a dozen senior police officers, were charged on Wednesday; Matlala's name also surfaced in the Tembisa Hospital scandal involving more than 2.2 billion rand in alleged theft.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa said he had "noted" the charges and would address the issue "in accordance with the law," while the presidency added the police force "remains stable and able to continue fulfilling its policing mandate."
- Parliament continues holding special hearings into alleged police corruption, and an interim report handed to Ramaphosa recommends criminal investigations against several other officers as the inquiry continues into next month.
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S. Africa police chief charged with corruption
South Africa’s police chief was charged with corruption as part of a probe that has exposed the staggering graft problem in the continent’s biggest economy. The investigation suggests corruption extends to the most senior ranks of South Africa’s establishment, but also demonstrates authorities’ willingness to do something about it after years of complacency, one of the journalists who uncovered the graft told the Financial Times. Any progress co…
Sweeping Arrests of South African Police Officers Expose Deep Corruption
South African authorities have arrested 12 senior police officers due to allegations of corruption and fraud. This development emerges amidst an ongoing presidential inquiry into extensive corruption within the police force. The arrested individuals are allegedly involved in a corrupt contract for police health services.
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