The president has signed a proclamation for the Special Investigating Unit to investigate R474-million in tenders
to help unearth alleged fraud and corruption involving former employees of its subsidiary, EOH Mthombo and third parties with department officials.Microsoft terminated its agreement with EOH after a whistleblower tipped off the US Securities and Exchange Commission about a software procurement deal between the company, the South African National Defence Force and the department of water and sanitation.
The forensic investigation, which was commissioned by the board of the company in 2019, identified R1.2-billion in suspicious contracts. It also found severe governance failings, tender irregularities and unsubstantiated payments among other unethical business dealings.
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