The former CEO of Lepelle Northern Water will not be paid pending the completion of an investigation into irregular contracts awarded under his watch, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) said on Tuesday. 

The water board is a state-owned enterprise that secures water for residents of Limpopo. Phineas Legodi was suspended in July and resigned the following month. An order was issued barring him from accessing his pension from the Municipal Employees Union Retirement Fund but this lapsed in November. ..

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