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Court Orders R326 Million Seizure in Tembisa Hospital Corruption Case
The order targets luxury properties and vehicles tied to a R2.3 billion hospital corruption scheme, with recovered funds ringfenced for Gauteng health.
- The Johannesburg High Court granted the Asset Forfeiture Unit a final order on Monday seizing R326 million in assets from businessman Hangwani Maumela, marking a landmark enforcement action in the Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal.
- Whistleblower Babita Deokaran's 2021 assassination precipitated the investigation after she exposed a sprawling corruption scheme at Tembisa Hospital that investigators said siphoned public funds meant for healthcare.
- Seized assets include a R88 million Bantry Bay mansion, a R69 million Sandhurst estate, twin penthouses in Cape Town's Three Anchor Bay worth R41 million, plus multiple Lamborghinis, Urus SUVs, a Bentley Continental, and a Regency boat.
- Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi welcomed the ruling, as the Assets Forfeiture Unit will pay recovered proceeds into the Criminal Asset Recovery Account for use by the Gauteng Department of Health.
- Law enforcement agencies continue investigating the Tembisa Hospital scandal, which involves 14 entities tied to Maumela that allegedly secured contracts worth more than R400 million between 2019 and 2022.
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South Africa: Babita's Revenge - State Seizes R326m Empire of Tembisa Hospital Tender Kingpin
Five years after whistleblower Babita Deokaran was murdered for exposing corruption at Tembisa Hospital, the State has stripped one of the scheme's alleged masterminds of four Lamborghinis, a Bentley and luxury properties worth R326m - a rare victory in the long fight against State Capture.
·Washington, United States
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Babita’s revenge: State seizes R326m empire of Tembisa Hospital tender kingpin
Five years after whistleblower Babita Deokaran was murdered for exposing corruption at Tembisa Hospital, the State has stripped one of the scheme’s alleged masterminds of four Lamborghinis, a Bentley and luxury properties worth R326m – a rare victory in the long fight against State Capture.
·Cape Town, South Africa
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