By Mapaballo Borotho

- A 37-year-old businessman is appearing in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Palm Ridge over his alleged involvement in the R635 million Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal.
- The Hawks arrested him at OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday, 28 August 2026.
- He faces charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to alleged manipulation of the hospital’s procurement process.
A 37-year-old businessman is appearing before the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 31 August 2026, on charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering.
The businessman, who cannot be named at this stage as he is yet to appear before the court, was arrested on Saturday, 28 August 2026, by the Hawks at OR Tambo International Airport.
He is allegedly involved in the R635 million Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal.
“The suspect is alleged to have been part of the complex investigation into the multimillion-rand tender fraud in the Tembisa Hospital procurement process.
“The allegations in these Tembisa Hospital cases relate to fraud, corruption, forgery and/or uttering, contravention of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and money laundering,” said Hawks spokesperson Katlego Mogale.
Certain officials at the hospital allegedly colluded with service providers to exploit the Request for Quotations (RFQs) system for procurement transactions below the R500,000 threshold.
This approach was allegedly intentionally employed to circumvent the formal tender process.
Mogale says the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation continues its efforts to ensure that those involved in the Tembisa Hospital saga are brought to book.
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