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SIU municipal investigations find officials, service providers looting with abandon

24 Oct 2024, 13:24

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) again reported back to Parliament on its work, this time on 23 October to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa). The focus was on investigations it conducted into the OR Tambo district municipality (Eastern Cape), the eThekwini metro (KwaZulu-Natal [KZN]), and the Ngaka Modiri Molema municipality (North West). With Read more >

GOVERNANCE

Scopa-SIU collaboration good for continuity

20 Mar 2024, 12:25

The fight against corruption in South Africa has received a significant boost in a collaborative effort between Parliament and anti-corruption agency, Special Investigating Unit (SIU). The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the SIU to ensure continuation in the seventh parliament of cases brought to Scopa by Read more >

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What happens to Parliament when a general election is held?

15 Mar 2024, 11:46

With general elections coming up on 29 May 2024, it is logical to wonder what happens to the current Parliament. Does it get dissolved? Does its term of office simply expire? In the case of the current Parliament – the sixth under democracy, and the 27th since 1910 – its term expires at midnight on Read more >

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PMG’s 2023 review of Parliament reveals highs and lows

29 Jan 2024, 17:31

The Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG) published its 2023 review of Parliament in December of that year. The review included discussion of a March motion of no confidence against National Assembly (NA) Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the cabinet reshuffle in the same month, the removal of the former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, and internal disciplinary matters, among Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Scopa briefed on progress into SOE, state capture investigations

04 Dec 2023, 13:37

Image: SIU On 22 November prominent law enforcement agencies met with Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa). The Special Investigating Unit (SIU), the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI or Hawks), and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) briefed the committee on the ongoing collaboration on cases involving state-owned enterprises (SOEs) referred to them by Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Eskom functioning in a “swamp of organised crime”: retired brigadier

16 Nov 2023, 12:51

The Eskom saga in its many forms has dominated much of the 2023 news cycle, as it has in years before. From Andre de Ruyter to organised crime, from the minister for electricity to load shedding, the lives of South Africans arguably revolve more around this one issue than any other – even corruption. In Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

MIA brigadier prompts intense Scopa discussion about safety and accountability

28 Jun 2023, 13:18

Police commissioner Fannie Masemola, deputy police minister Cassel Mathale, and Special Investigating Unit head Andy Mothibi met on 14 June to brief the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on the progress of SIU investigations into Eskom, arising from corruption and sabotage allegations made by former CEO Andre de Ruyter. Another police official, Brigadier Jap Read more >

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SIU pursuing accountability from state institutions, Scopa told

28 Jun 2023, 12:55

The parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) is monitoring the progress of several investigations that originated from the Presidency and from the Zondo commission respectively. On 13 June the committee heard Andy Mothibi, head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), and Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the minister in the Presidency, giving an update on the status Read more >

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Cagey politicians delay Scopa quest for Eskom answers

07 Jun 2023, 10:43

By Kwazi Dlamini The parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) is still seeking answers on the matter of tackling corruption at Eskom. This comes after presidential security advisor Sydney Mufamadi failed to provide the committee with information it requires regarding the ongoing investigation against senior ANC politicians implicated in former CEO Andre de Ruyter’s Read more >