SIU to probe corruption, maladministration claims in deal between SABC, 'The New Age'
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave the SIU the green light to probe a controversial deal between the SABC and the Gupta family's publication, The New Age.
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JOHANNESBURG - The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has again widenened its net on companies suspected of malfeseance as it continues to investigate state capture corruption.
This after President Cyril Ramaphosa gave the SIU the green light to probe a controversial deal between the SABC and the Gupta family's publication, The New Age.
Between 2011 and 2016, the SABC aired a series of what was known as business breakfast briefings.
The SIU said it would investigate claims of corruption and maladministration in the deal between the SABC and The New Age newspaper.
Part of this includes uncovering whether any laws, guidelines and instructions by the National Treasury were breached.
SIU spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago, said the interviews included top executives from Eskom, Transnet, PetroSA, SAA and the Department of Human Settlements.
"The state institutions and the department allegedly funded some of the TNA breakfast shows."
It's alleged that money was paid to The New Age while the public broadcaster suffered a loss of over R20 million.
Findings about the Gupta family's alleged inflitration of some state-owned entities through the breakfast briefings was made in part one of the state capture commission.