Over 1 000 civil servants face disciplinary action after SIU probe

THE Presidency has revealed that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has referred more than 1 000 civil servants for disciplinary action after concluding its investigations.

- MAYIBONGWE

Nearly 500 individuals and companies have been recommended by the SIU to the National Treasury for blacklisting. This emerged when the presidency briefed the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on Tuesday on the investigation reports submitted by the SIU.

The Presidency senior official, Jonathan Timm, said there have been 33 proclamations authorised by President Cyril Ramaphosa since November 2024, bringing the number to 309 since 2001.

The Presidency tracked progress on the implementation of recommendations issued by the SIU as a result of the investigations. He told Scopa that 1,278 individuals were flagged for disciplinary action by the SIU in the tracking system.

"We record 370 as finalised, 608 are in progress, and there are 300 individuals for whom we are waiting for information in terms of progress from organs of state." Timm said of the finalised cases, 44 officials were dismissed from the public service.

"There are several more found guilty and subjected to less severe forms of sanctions such as demotions, suspension without pay, and written warnings."