The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has confirmed that it is investigating KwaZulu-Natal’s Umzinyathi District Municipal officials.
A Presidential Proclamation has authorised a wide-ranging investigation into corruption allegations.
The state is believed to have suffered losses through alleged irregular tenders.
SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says the investigation covers allegations dating back to 2020.
Kganyago says, “Proclamation 305 of 2026 empowers the SIU to probe matters relating to the municipality’s procurement and contracting, including the supply, installation and maintenance of a ground dual static tank and fuel, as well as the lease and subsequent purchase of a generator for the Vant’s Drift Water Treatment Plant in Nquthu.”
He says, “The investigation will determine whether these contracts and related payments were conducted in a manner that is fair, competitive, transparent, equitable or cost-effective.”
SIU AUTHORISED TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED MALADMINISTRATION AT UMZINYATHI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation 305 of 2026 authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of serious maladministration, improper or… pic.twitter.com/iOXqO4DSlz
— Special Investigating Unit (SIU) (@RSASIU) January 26, 2026
-Reporting by Zanele Buthelezi.
