{"id":40563,"date":"2021-07-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailysouthafrica.com\/?guid=d938c9880bf3903d7b120b17d6eaa018"},"modified":"2021-07-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T00:00:00","slug":"presidency-receives-siu-report-on-digital-vibes-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailysouthafrica.com\/presidency-receives-siu-report-on-digital-vibes-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidency receives SIU report on Digital Vibes investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Presidency has received the final report of the Special Investigating Unit on an investigation into a contract between the National Department of Health and service provider, Digital Vibes.<\/P>
\u201cThe Presidency is studying the report and will keep the public abreast of developments in this matter.<\/P>
\u201cIt will do so in a manner that preserves information that may be or become the subject of prosecution, civil action or disciplinary proceedings,\u201d the Presidency said in a statement.<\/P>
The SIU is probing the irregular awarding of a R150 million tender to close associates of Health Minister Zweli Mkhize who has been placed on special leave pending the outcome of the investigation.<\/P>
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted a preservation order to freeze approximately R22 million held in bank and investment accounts linked to Digital Vibes (Pty) Ltd.<\/P>
The order was granted on 17 June 2021 by the Special Tribunal.<\/P>
This is as part of taking action against those implicated in corruption, maladministration and malpractice, in the matter involving the national Department of Health and the communication firm.<\/P>
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/P>
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The Presidency has received the final report of the Special Investigating Unit on an investigation into a contract between the National Department of Health and service provider, Digital Vibes.\u201cThe Presidency is studying the report and will keep the pu…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n