Life Esidimeni: SIU Special Tribunal gunning for R5.5m from 13 NGOs
13 November 2019
The Special Investigating Unit's (SIU) Special Tribunal has issued summonses to 13 non-profit organisations implicated in unjustified enrichment emanating from the Life Esidimeni scandal.
The summonses were issued on Monday, tribunal spokesperson Selby Makgotho told News24 on Wednesday.
"At the moment we have issued summonses against the 13 defendants and are waiting for the return of service," he said.
Makgotho said the organisations allegedly submitted fraudulent invoices and ended up being overpaid. The tribunal was expected to recover an amount of R5.5m from the organisations through civil litigation, Makgotho said.