Hawks complaint piles pressure on acting SAPS boss Lt. Gen Puleng Dimpane

Public Interest SA has lodged a criminal complaint with the Hawks against SAPS acting commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, seeking an investigation into alleged PFMA violations linked to Medicare24

Public Interest SA has lodged a criminal complaint with the Hawks against acting SAPS National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane over alleged contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) linked to the controversial R360 million Medicare24 Tshwane contract.

The organisation alleges that Dimpane, who was SAPS Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the time, may have failed to fulfil her statutory financial management responsibilities after approximately R48 million was paid to the service provider before an internal review into procurement concerns had been concluded.

The SAPS entered into the Medicare24 Tshwane agreement, valued at approximately R360 million, for employee medical health services. The contract was later cancelled after investigations into procurement irregularities.

Public Interest SA said its complaint was supported by documentary evidence, including Dimpane’s sworn testimony before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.