SIU welcomes dismissal of corrupt officials at Anglo Ashanti Hospital

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the Gauteng government’s decision to dismiss the officials who were implicated in corruption at the Anglo Ashanti Hospital.

The officials from the Gauteng Department of Health and the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development faced charges relating to alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for refurbishing the Anglo Ashanti Hospital in 2022.

The SIU’s investigation uncovered evidence of financial misconduct involving several individuals from the two departments.

“The Gauteng Government acted on the SIU’s recommendations and charged the officials involved which led to five officials being dismissed, three with a final written warning, one was acquitted, while the other was not charged because they left the department. The disciplinary actions show that state institutions are acting on the results of the SIU investigation and implementing the consequences to hold officials implicated to account, recover assets and financial losses incurred by these institutions, and prevent further losses,” says SIU Spokesperson Kaizer Kanyago.