Special Investigating Units And Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act No. 74 of 1996)

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Proclamation Notice 316 of 2026

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Proclamation Notice 316

3 June 2026

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PROCLAMATION NOTICE 316 of 2026

by the

PRESIDENT of the REPUBLIC of SOUTH AFRICA

WHEREAS allegations as contemplated in section 2(2) of the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act No. 74 of 1996), (“the Act”), have been made in respect of the affairs of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (“the Authority”) and the Unemployment Insurance Fund (“the Fund”) (hereinafter referred to as “the Institutions”);

AND WHEREAS the Institutions may have suffered losses that may be recovered;

AND WHEREAS I deem it necessary that the said allegations should be investigated and civil proceedings emanating from such investigation should be adjudicated upon;

NOW, THEREFORE, I hereby, under section 2(1) of the Act, refer the matters mentioned in the Schedule, in respect of &, for investigation to the Special Investigating Unit established by Proclamation No. R. 118 of 31 July 2001 and determine that, for the purposes of the investigation of the matters, the terms of reference of the Special Investigating Unit are to investigate as contemplated in the Act, any—

(a)	serious maladministration in connection with the affairs of the Institutions;

(b)	improper or unlawful conduct by employees of the Institutions;

(c)	unlawful appropriation or expenditure of public money or property;

(d)	unlawful, irregular or unapproved acquisitive act, transaction, measure or practice having a bearing upon State property;

(e)	intentional or negligent loss of public money or damage to public property;

(f)

offence referred to in Part 1 to 4, or section 17, 20 or 21 (in so far as it relates to the aforementioned offences) of Chapter 2 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004), and which offences were committed in connection with the affairs of the Institutions; or

(g)	unlawful or improper conduct by any person, which has caused or may cause serious harm to the interests of the public or any category thereof,

which has taken place between 1 January 2019 and the date of publication of this Proclamation or which took place prior to 1 January 2019 or after the date of publication of this Proclamation, but is relevant to, connected with, incidental or ancillary to the matters mentioned in the Schedule to this Proclamation or involve the same persons, entities or contracts investigated under authority of this Proclamation, and to exercise or perform all the functions and powers assigned to or conferred upon the said Special Investigating Unit by the Act, including the recovery of any losses suffered by the Institutions, in relation to the said matters in the Schedule to this Proclamation.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Pretoria this twenty-seventh day of May Two thousand and twenty-six

CM Ramaphosa

President

By Order of the President-in-Cabinet:

MT Kubayi

Minister of the Cabinet

SCHEDULE

1.	The procurement of, or contracting for training services by or on behalf of the Institutions in relation to tender number UIF/04/2019, and payments made in respect thereof in a manner that was—

(a)	not fair, competitive, transparent, equitable or cost-effective;

(b)	contrary to applicable—

(i)	legislation;

(ii)	manuals, guidelines, circulars or instructions issued by the National Treasury or the relevant Provincial Treasury; or

(iii)

manuals, policies, procedures, prescripts, instructions or practices of or applicable to the Institutions,

and any related unauthorised, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure incurred by the Institutions.

Maladministration in the affairs of the Institutions and any losses or prejudice suffered by the Institutions as a result of such maladministration in relation to the provision of Election Observer Training, End-User Computing Training and “PSIRA Grade E to C” Training to 7 071 targeted learners across nine provinces.

3.	Any improper or unlawful conduct by the officials or employees of the Institutions, the applicable suppliers or service providers or any other person or entity, in relation to the allegations set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 above.