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Tembisa Hospital entrance.
A Hawks member and a Tembisa Hospital official are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court on Monday facing charges of corruption. They allegedly attempted to bribe another Hawks officer who was part of a team investigating tenders at the hospital.
Earlier in the year, the Special Investigating Unit revealed that billions of taxpayers’ money was embezzled through tenders at the hospital.
Hawks spokesperson, Thandi Mbambo, says the hospital official and the Hawks member handed over R100 000 to the investigator who was part of an undercover operation to nab them.
“It is alleged that on Friday, 21 November 2025, a DPCI (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) officer was approached by a 41-year-old suspect, a sergeant from the DPCI. The sergeant informed the officer that a 53-year-old Tembisa Hospital official wanted to meet regarding an ongoing investigation linked to the hospital. The sergeant further indicated that the hospital official required assistance and was willing to offer gratification in order to avoid prosecution in the ongoing investigation. On Sunday, 23 November 2025, the Hawks member and the Tembisa hospital official met with the complainant, the investigator in the case, and handed over R100 000 cash as gratification.”
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