Inside the SIU’s R820 million raid on Hangwani Maumela’s luxury Sandton mansion.
SIU seizes luxury cars in raid at Hangwani Maumela’s Sandton home.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has seized assets from the luxury Sandton home of businessman Hangwani Maumela, who has been linked to the Tembisa Hospital R2 billion tender scandal.
The SIU confirmed in a post on its official X account that it was carrying out an operation at a Sandhurst home connected to its #TembisaHospitalCapture investigation.
It said the operation was part of “implementing investigation outcomes and managing consequences”.
“Further updates will follow once legal processes are complete.”
The operation comes after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said in a statement in September that the AFU had obtained preservation orders against two members of syndicates linked to the alleged fraud and corruption at Tembisa Hospital.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has raided the luxury Sandton home of businessman Hangwani Maumela, seizing high-end vehicles and artwork as part of an R820 million asset recovery operation tied to wholesale looting at Tembisa Hospital.
The Thursday morning operation unfolded at Maumela’s upmarket Sandhurst residence, where law enforcement officials, locksmiths, and removal trucks entered under a Special Tribunal order. Among the items taken were Lamborghinis, designer furniture, and valuable works of art believed to have been purchased with proceeds of corrupt hospital contracts.
It has been reported that seized assets include high-end vehicles including Lamborghinis and valuable artwork.
In its interim report on the Tembisa Hospital tender scandal, the SIU found that syndicates bypassed standard tender processes to loot Tembisa Hospital of more than R2 billion.
The three main syndicates identified by the SIU were the Maumela syndicate, Mazibuko syndicate and syndicate
Ngwako Motsieng, SIU senior communications manager said: “The SIU confirms an operation took place at a Sandhurst home linked to our Tembisa Hospital investigation.
“This operation is part of implementing the SIU’s investigation outcomes and consequence management. We will communicate further once the legal processes have been finalised.”
The raid supports a R300 million forfeiture case targeting Maumela’s assets and those of his associates. According to media reports, the crackdown is part of a broader R820 million sweep, reflecting the scale of assets under scrutiny.
Maumela, a well-connected businessman, is known for companies that secured lucrative government contracts across Gauteng and other provinces. His firms allegedly supplied medical consumables, catering, and cleaning services through manipulated procurement processes that favored a tight network of politically connected suppliers.
According to a recent IOL report, the SIU’s investigations have uncovered three coordinated syndicates responsible for looting over R2 billion from Tembisa Hospital funds. In that report, SIU head, advocate Andy Mothibi, described the findings as a “devastating plunder of public funds,” saying the corruption betrayed public trust and harmed vulnerable patients depending on hospital care.
The IOL story also cites that Maumela and his entities were flagged in the late Babita Deokaran’s forensic report — previously implicating 14 companies linked to Maumela in contracts worth R415 million.
