Opposition parties and political analysts believe that President Cyril Ramaphosa lacks the will to take action against the embattled Health Minister Zweli Mkhize because he needs the ANC NEC top member’s support to be re-elected for the second term. ...
The company has been accused of inflating prices and doing work that the Health Department could have done internally.
“Regardless of who the report may implicate, if any person found guilty of corruption, they must face the consequences without fear and favour,” said Singh. “The DA on 3 June also took the necessary steps to lay a criminal charge against both Mkhize and the director-general of the Health Department. Not only should Mkhize be fired, he must also be criminally investigated and face the full might of the law should he be found guilty,” said Gwarube.
“However, in the current highly contentious political landscape – largely ascribed to intra-ANC factional battles – Ramaphosa is taking a calculated approach in dealing with the SIU investigation report. Professor Sipho Seepe said the prevarication that was apparent in how the case of Mkhize was handled had more to do with political calculation than commitment in rooting out corruption.
In the SIU report, Mkhize and his son, Dedani, were listed among 20 people to whom Digital Vibes paid R90 million of the R150 million that the company received from their contract with the health department.
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