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TimesLIVE reports that the head of the department of health in the Northern Cape, Dr Dion Theys, is among nine suspects on whom the Hawks have served warrants of arrest in relation to the irregular procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid-19 panic.
“The suspects are accused of fraud, corruption, money laundering and contravening the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). The provincial department of health suffered a loss of R16.9m,” said Hawks spokesperson Lt-Col Tebogo Thebe. He advised that Theys was the acting accounting officer at the time the crimes were carried out. Last week, Theys was convicted on another charge of contravening the PFMA and fined R150,000 or three years’ imprisonment by the Kimberley specialised commercial crimes court. The conviction was in relation to the irregular procurement of nursing accommodation during 2010 and 2012. The Hawks' priority crime specialised investigation unit previously secured a preservation order worth R5.3m, which included a piece of land and a luxury vehicle, related to the current investigation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ernest Mabuza at TimesLIVE
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