Gauteng school sanitation saga: SIU freezes assets, goes after millions in 'irregular' contracts

06 June 2021 - 00:02 By graeme hosken

In a matter of weeks, the directors of seven companies contracted to decontaminate Gauteng schools during last year's Covid lockdown blew through more than R40m in a spending spree that included designer watches, jewellery, luxury cars, plastic surgery, investment policies and paying off home loans...

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