THE Special Investigating Unit says Dr Anban Pillay, former acting director-general of the national Department of Health during the COVID-19 media campaign, should be criminally charged for financial misconduct, gross negligence and gross dereliction of duty.
According to the SIU report, released on Wednesday, Pillay committed fraud during the awarding of the R150 million contract to Digital Vibes.
This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the release of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) final report into the health department’s contract with Digital Vibes.
The department initially contracted Digital Vibes for the National Health Insurance (NHI) campaign in 2019, which was when former Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize reportedly pressured officials to appoint the company for the contract.
The report says Dr Pillay, in a letter to the National Treasury dated 11 May 2020 where he requested approval to deviate from normal procurement procedures, made numerous material intentional misrepresentations to the
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