{"id":98800,"date":"2025-07-01T15:10:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=98800"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:14:11","slug":"tembisa-hospital-scandal-da-demands-accountability-as-controversial-figure-continues-to-win-state-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/tembisa-hospital-scandal-da-demands-accountability-as-controversial-figure-continues-to-win-state-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"DA Urges Accountability Amid Ongoing Deals with Tembisa Scandal Figure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

3-minute read
\n01 July 2025 | 12:30 CAT<\/em><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcf7 DA calls for urgent accountability as Sello Sekhokho, flagged in the Tembisa Hospital scandal, continues to secure government contracts despite corruption investigations.<\/p><\/div>\n

Despite being under investigation by both the Hawks and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) for alleged corruption linked to the Tembisa Hospital scandal, businessman Sello Sekhokho continues to secure lucrative government contracts, sparking fresh outrage and renewed calls for urgent intervention.<\/p>\n

Sekhokho, who was previously flagged by slain whistleblower Babita Deokaran just weeks before her assassination, has been awarded state contracts for the supply of basic goods, including toilet paper, under his company Latus. This is despite being named by the authorities as a person of interest and having his property raided by law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health, Jack Bloom, expressed deep concern in an interview with Radio Islam International<\/a>, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s very concerning because Mr Sekhokho was implicated in a large number of contracts that were allegedly corrupt, certainly very fishy, and also very overpriced.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bloom pointed out that the Department of Health continues to do business with Latus, even after revelations that the company received R330,000 for a single contract involving toilet paper supplies. \u201cYou\u2019d think a company that\u2019s already under scrutiny, whose owner has been raided by the Hawks, would be blacklisted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Department of Health maintains that it cannot act until it receives the SIU\u2019s final report. However, Bloom argues that waiting indefinitely on such reports enables corruption to persist unchecked. \u201cFinal reports can take years. Meanwhile, companies implicated in corruption continue to benefit,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Adding to the controversy, it has been reported that Gauteng Health MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, is allegedly supporting Sekhokho\u2019s bid to become ANC chairperson in Ekurhuleni, a move that Bloom decried as \u201cutterly shameless.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Bloom, Sekhokho\u2019s companies have earned R85 million from Gauteng public hospital contracts, with over R2 billion allegedly irregularly spent at Tembisa Hospital over a three-year period. \u201cImagine if that money was properly spent and the patients benefited,\u201d Bloom lamented.<\/p>\n

Responding to accusations of political targeting, Bloom emphasized that his concerns are rooted in public interest. \u201cI\u2019m not targeting him in particular. I\u2019m targeting anybody implicated in fishy contracts,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n

The DA has called for swift action, tighter scrutiny of procurement processes, and an end to what it terms \u201cpolitical protection\u201d shielding implicated individuals. As Bloom concluded, \u201cIf you\u2019re serious about stopping corruption\u2026 we need far greater scrutiny and accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Listen<\/strong> to the full interview on Your World Today<\/em> <\/a>with Mufti Yusuf Moosagie and Jack Bloom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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