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Walk the talk: Opposition parties react to Ramaphosa’s letter to ANC members
On Sunday, Ramaphosa issued the open letter raising a number of issues and taking a hard line on corruption related to the provision of personal protective equipment.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: The indescribable impunity of the ANC
Quite how the ANC hopes to improve its results in next year's local government elections is unclear when it seems so unfit for purpose, writes Judith February.
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OPINION: Corruption is killing South Africans and the economy
When it seems as if virtually every tender awarded during the time of a global health emergency is tainted with corruption, it says something about the very soul of a country, write Judith February and Gary Pienaar.
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GP ANC integrity committee probe into Diko, Masuku PPE allegations begins today
It’s been weeks of calls for Diko, Masuku and his wife to be fired from their positions after it surfaced that the presidential spokesperson’s husband received the PPE tender due to their close family ties.
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All PPE contracts must be published - Mboweni
Treasury said that government departments would no longer be allowed to choose suppliers and would have to resort to open tender processes in awarding contracts for PPE and COVID-19-related goods and services.
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Ramaphosa: I have empowered law officials to probe COVID-19 corruption claims
The last few weeks have seen damning allegations of corruption against senior party members.
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Steenhuisen asks for Ramaphosa to answer to COVID-19 corruption claims in Parly
Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku and his wife Loyiso, a City of Joburg official, are at the centre of just one of several high-level corruption probes recently launched into a tender for personal protective equipment.
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EFF in Gauteng lodges criminal complaint against MEC Masuku
Masuku, his wife Loyiso and presidential spokesperson, Khusela Diko and her husband, have been linked to a multimillion tender, which has raised questions.
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Casac calls for prosecution of officials linked to COVID-19 relief funds looting
There have been numerous reports of irregularities around COVID-19 relief funds by among others senior government officials, including the presidential spokesperson and Gauteng's MEC for Health.
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Joburg Mayor Makhubo accedes to MMC Loyiso Masuku's request for leave of absence
The request relates to her alleged involvement in a multi-million rand tender for personal protective equipment.
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Makhura: Corruption claims have eroded public confidence in Gauteng govt
This as the SIU is probing more than 100 companies in Gauteng alone that have been linked to questionable tenders as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic.
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Scopa chair calls for criminal probe into Diko, Masuku PPE tender allegations
Mkhuleko Hlengwa said the PPE contract linked to King Madzikane II should be subjected to a 'comprehensive criminal investigation or a special audit by the Auditor General of South Africa'.
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Makhura on Health MEC: He must clear his name, but the battle continues
Gauteng Premier David Makhura addressed the media to update on COVID-19 in the province. He also spoke about the investigation of the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment in the Gauteng Health Department. #CoronavirusSA #Gauteng #COVID19
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King Madzikane II: I went against what Khusela said about PPE contract
King Madzikane II has told the SABC that he signed a contract with the Gauteng government for PPE without consulting his wife, Khusela Diko, who is the President's spokesperson.
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Hlengwa: There should be a full criminal probe into Diko, Masuku allegations
The Gauteng ANC leadership has decided that Khusela Diko, Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku and his wife Loyiso, appear before the provincial integrity committee and take a leave of absence of two to four weeks.
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Masuku, wife must take leave of absence from positions immediately - Gauteng ANC
The Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) provincial executive committee (PEC) said that Health MEC Bandile Masuku and his wife, MMC in the Joburg metro Loyiso Masuku, must take a leave of absence from their positions with immediate effect.
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102 companies in Gauteng being probed for COVID-19 looting, says SIU head
SIU head Advocate Andy Mothibi on Thursday said the corruption was widespread and not only limited to Gauteng.
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MPs demand answers from Ramaphosa over COVID-19-related corruption
This followed reports that a company linked to Presidency psokesperson Khusela Diko’s husband had scored a personal protective equipment (PPE) tender valued at R125 million, raising concerns about a conflict of interest.
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PPE tender was above board - Diko couple
Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko and her husband said that their efforts to earn an honest living had been mired in controversy but insisted there was no corruption in the awarding of a PPE contract from the Gauteng government.
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READ: Statement by King Madzikane II and Khusela Diko on corruption allegations
Presidency spoken Khusela Diko and her husband, amaBhaca King Madzikane II released a statement following public outrage over the alleged irregular awarding of PPE tender by the Gauteng dept of Health.
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'It was an error in judgement’: King Madzikane, Diko respond to PPE scandal
The pair has issued a statement clarifying the circumstances surrounding the personal protective equipmen scandal involving a company linked to the King and the Gauteng health department.
