SIU clarifies Maumela supercar ruling in Tembisa Hospital probe

By Marcus Moloko

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has moved to clarify the implications of a Special Tribunal ruling in its ongoing investigation into corruption at Gauteng’s Tembisa Hospital, following an order involving luxury vehicles linked to businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela.

The Tribunal ordered that the five vehicles — two Aston Martins, two Ferraris and a Rolls-Royce — be temporarily returned to Omar’s Motor Den, a dealership in Mpumalanga, but only on strict conditions.

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Under the order, Omar’s Motor Den must provide security equivalent to the full market value of each vehicle to the satisfaction of the curator, and the assets remain subject to the curator’s control while the main proceedings continue.

The arrangement is intended to safeguard the value of the vehicles pending the outcome of the case.

The SIU has said the ruling does not