By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) raided the home of tenderpreneur Hangwani Morgan Maumela in Sandhurst, Johannesburg, on Thursday, 09 October 2025.
The raid forms part of a three-year investigation into Tembisa Hospital corruption.
SIU continues to trace assets and unravel the complex web of fraud involving senior officials at the hospital and Gauteng Department of Health (GDOH).
Among the items taken were Lamborghinis, designer furniture, and valuable works of art believed to have been purchased with proceeds of corrupt hospital contracts.
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.”
Last week the SIU released an in interim report, in which investigations uncovered three syndicates responsible for over R2 billion in losses at the hospital.
Maumela a nephew of president Cyril Ramaphosa, scored at least R415 million contracts awarded by the hospital.
The Maumela Syndicate is linked to Hangwani Morgan Maumela. The SIU has examined 1,728 procurement bundles valued at more than R816-million connected to this group.
The syndicate’s assets are estimated at about R520-million, encompassing luxury vehicles, including Lamborghinis and Bentleys, and prime real estate across several provinces. Notable properties include a R75-million estate in Bantry Bay, Cape Town, and residences in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit has successfully preserved several of these assets.
Connected to Rudolph Mazibuko, this syndicate was responsible for irregularities in 651 procurement bundles worth approximately R283-million. According to the SIU report, the Mazibuko Syndicate holds assets valued at more than R42-million, including multiple properties across Gauteng and the Western Cape.
Syndicate X remains under active investigation, linked to 1,237 procurement bundles valued at nearly R596-million. The SIU has uncovered evidence of sophisticated money laundering schemes using secondary conduit bank accounts to mask the illicit flow of funds. Assets connected to Syndicate X are estimated at about R150-million.
The report also highlighted sophisticated money laundering operations built into the procurement system. Funds intended for essential healthcare goods and services were rerouted through false invoices and secondary conduit accounts, effectively masking the financial trail. These irregular appointments and payments were closely linked to officials within the GDOH and management at the hospital.
The Tembisa scandal came into the national spotlight after the assassination of whistle-blower Babita Deokaran in August 2021.
Deokaran, who was the chief director of financial accounting in the Gauteng health department, was shot dead shortly after dropping her child at school. It later emerged that her murder was linked to attempts to stop her exposing the fraudulent network siphoning millions from the hospital.