Bandile masuku
Diko, Masuku to be subjected to pre-hearings today over PPE 'fraud'
The pair were charged two weeks ago and Masuku has made those charges public.
Former Gauteng Health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku was found by the SIU to have failed in executing his functions in with the country’s constitution and the Public Management Finance Act.
ANC provincial secretary, Jacob Khawe, confirmed to Eyewitness News that the two had received their charges, with a pre-hearing already set down for 14 December.
The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng gave Makhura until on Tuesday to replace Bandile Masuku.
The much-anticipated meeting of the highest structure in between conferences finally sits down on Friday.
The Gauteng premier said there had been structural problems in the health department for some time - but was hopeful that a new MEC would address those issues.
ANC provincial secretary Jacob Khawe told Eyewitness News that this would be done before the end of the week.
The unit was responding to reports that it has made presentations to President Cyril Ramaphosa about its probe into the COVID-19 fraud and wrongdoing.
Masuku returned to work after having been cleared by the ANC’s own processes while her husband has lodged court processes against the SIU over a report it submitted which led to his axing.
Masuku wants findings and recommendations made against him to Premier David Makhura to be declared unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid.
This as the party in the province steers yet another scandal with Makhura at the helm amid some calls from in and out of the ANC for him to step aside
Gauteng ANC deputy provincial chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi, said that while the provincial executive could not tell Premier David Makhura who to pick, it could urge him to do so quickly.
Provincial Treasurer, Parks Tau, said that the process would now follow rule 25 of the ANC constitution in dealing with the two.
The ANC, at a media briefing on Thursday, confirmed late-night suggestions that the two would be hauled before disciplinary processes over their alleged involvement in the personal protective equipment (PPE) saga.
The ANC in Gauteng on Wednesday said the disciplinary committee would decide if the duo should remain in the provincial executive committee (PEC).
In a statement on Monday, the league said the nurses’ union's calls for Gauteng Premier David Makhura to step aside were ill-informed and irrational.
The SIU found that Bandile Masuku failed to uphold the constitution and regulations contained in the Public Finance Management Act.
The SIU has been hard at work since March following complaints of scandals in the procurement of PPE across the country and Kaizer Kganyago said they were probing more than 700 companies.
Masuku was fired by Premier David Makhura on the back of the findings of a preliminary report by the SIU.