The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes the raid at Hangwani Maumela’s luxury property in Sandton on Thursday.

Maumela was fingered in the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report into the R2 billion looting spree at Tembisa Hospital. On Thursday, the SIU along with the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department descended on Maumela’s three-storey Sandton mansion to seize assets including three Lamborghinis.

The raid was in accordance with court orders obtained by the Asset Forfeiture Unit to seize all of Maumela’s assets, including properties in Sandton, Bantry Bay and Ballito cumulatively worth R320 million. Maumela is alleged to have utilised a web of 41 companies to siphon off R820 million from the health facility in a space of two years.     

Marking International Day for Decent Work on 7 October, COSATU picketed outside Tembisa Hospital to express its anger against the grand scale corruption that took place at the hospital meant to provide health services to the poor. Meanwhile dedicated healthcare workers were forced to work without essential medication, equipment and proper infrastructure while funds were being siphoned off to buy Lamborghinis.

The Federation commends the SIU and collaborating law enforcement agencies for the stellar work they continue to do and calls on them to not stop at seizing ill-gotten assets, but to ensure that culprits are prosecuted and imprisoned for a long time.

Issued by COSATU     

Zanele Sabela (COSATU National Spokesperson)
Mobile: 079 287 5788 or 077 600 6639
Email: zaneles@cosatu.org.za