SIU report on pandemic corruption is ‘accountability now-now’

Investigating unit says it has named more than 600 suspects but justice has been meted out to only a fraction of them

30 January 2022 - 00:00

The Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) report into the procurement of Covid-related goods and services says it has made 610 referrals to government departments and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for disciplinary or criminal action against officials and businesspeople who ripped off the state during the pandemic...

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