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- The HOD of the Gauteng Health Department, Professor Mkhululi Lukhele, has resigned.
- Provincial government spokesman Thabo Masebe said this was after he was placed on preventive suspension.
- The deputy director general of human resources and corporate services, Andile Gwabeni, also received a suspension letter after the SIU investigated the acquisitions related to Covid-19.
The head of the Gauteng health department, Professor Mkhululi Lukhele, has resigned after being placed on preventive suspension.
Gauteng government spokesman Thabo Masebe said on Friday that the preventive suspension was related to the recommendations of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU).
Deputy Director General for Human Resources and Corporate Services Andile Gwabeni received a suspension letter on Thursday.
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This followed an updated report from the SIU to Prime Minister David Makhura on the investigation into alleged Covid-19-related procurement irregularities.
It has failed
Announcing Lukhele’s preventive suspension in a statement on Wednesday, the Gauteng government said the SIU found that the department head had allegedly failed to exercise responsibility in awarding contracts during the procurement of goods and services related to the pandemic.
He said the actions or alleged omissions may have led to useless and wasted expenses.
“Makhura reiterates that everyone involved in Covid-19 corruption and malpractices, whether they are public officials, civil servants or businessmen, must be brought to justice,” Masebe said.
