In the news today, the Special Investigating Unit announced a wide-ranging probe into alleged financial misconduct in public vaccine research and manufacturing programmes involving major scientific and government institutions. Meanwhile, City Power has welcomed the arrest of fake inspectors and an impostor manager accused of extorting residents under the pretext of electricity services in Johannesburg. The South African Weather Service (Saws) has predicted isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over most of the country, but widespread in some places.Full weather forecast here.
Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been officially mandated to probe potential financial misconduct within vaccine research and manufacturing projects across four major South African institutions. This includes the CSIR, UKZN, the Technology Innovation Agency, and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation.
This investigation, announced under SIU Proclamation 304 of 2025, will scrutinise procurement processes, contracts and compliance with National Treasury regulations between 1 January 2021 and 19 December 2025. City Power has praised law enforcement after several arrests were made of individuals, including two interns and a person posing as a manager, who were allegedly extorting Johannesburg residents under the guise of conducting electricity inspections. These unapproved operatives were soliciting payments from unsuspecting customers, despite not being authorised to inspect meters or collect money.
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