By Staff Reporter
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has called for criminal charges and the return of misappropriated funds to be expedited against businessman Hangwani Maumela and other alleged “kingpins” behind the multi-billion rand corruption at Tembisa Hospital.
DA Gauteng health spokesman Jack Bloom said the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) needed to file charges against Maumela based on the evidence used for the forfeiture of some of his assets, which were seized by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) earlier this month.
“There is no need to wait for the final SIU report, which is the usual delaying tactic when people have high-level political connections,” said Bloom.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was previously married to Maumela’s aunt.
According to a recent News24 report, Maumela allegedly purchased a R52 million Italian hypercar shortly after whistle-blower Babita Deokaran flagged his companies for securing multiple fraudulent contracts at the hospital.
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