Bandile Masuku was in the middle of dodgy PPE procurement tender, says SIU report
Decision on fate of Gauteng health MEC, now placed on special leave, expected this week
08 October 2020 - 18:33
A damning Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report has placed suspended Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku firmly at the centre of dodgy Covid-19 tender procurement processes for personal protective equipment (PPE) worth R125m from a politically connected firm.
This is according to an SIU preliminary report prepared for Gauteng premier David Makhura as part of its investigation into Masuku’s role in the awarding of tenders to Royal Bhaca, a company owned by Thandisizwe Diko, husband of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Khusela Diko...
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