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SIU secures R42.4 million in assets linked to Tembisa Hospital bribes
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Tembisa Hospital is a major public hospital located in the township of Tembisa, in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng, South Africa. The facility is managed by the Gauteng Department of Health and serves both the local township population as well as surrounding areas in the municipalities of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane.
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he assets are linked to approximately R100 million in alleged bribes paid by businessman Stefan Joel Govindraju to hospital officials to secure procurement contracts valued at around R600 million.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has frozen assets worth approximately R42.4 million in connection with a corruption scandal at Tembisa Hospital, where officials allegedly received bribes to manipulate procurement deals.
The Special Investigating Unit has secured about R42.4 million in cash, properties, pensions and investments linked to bribes allegedly paid to officials at Tembisa Hospital.