Proclamation No. 123

9 June 2023

GG 48754

PROCLAMATION NO. 123 of 2023

by the

PRESIDENT of the REPUBLIC of SOUTH AFRICA

WHEREAS allegations as contemplated in section 2(2) of the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act No. 74 of 1996) (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), have been made in respect of the affairs of the Office of the Premier of the Free State Province, (hereinafter referred to as “the Office of the Premier");

AND WHEREAS  the Office of the Premier may have suffered losses that may be recovered;

AND WHEREAS I deem it necessary that the said allegations should be investigated and civil proceedings emanating from such investigation should be adjudicated upon;

NOW, THEREFORE, I hereby, under section 2(1) of the Act, refer the matters mentioned in the Schedule, in respect of the Office of the Premier, for investigation to the Special Investigating Unit established by Proclamation No. R. 118 of 31 July 2001 and determine that, for the purposes of the investigation of the matters, the terms of reference of the Special Investigating Unit are to investigate as contemplated in the Act, any alleged—

which took place between 01 January 2018 and the date of publication of this Proclamation or which took place prior to 01 January 2018 or after the date of publication of this Proclamation, but is relevant to, connected with, incidental or ancillary to the matters mentioned in the Schedule or involve the same persons, entities or contracts investigated under authority of this Proclamation, and to exercise or perform all the functions and powers assigned to or conferred upon the said Special Investigating Unit by the Act, including the recovery of any losses suffered by the Office of the Premier or the State, in relation to the said matters in the Schedule.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Cape Town this 17th day of May Two thousand and twenty three.

CM Ramaphosa

President

By Order of the President-in-Cabinet:

RO Lamola

Minister of the Cabinet

SCHEDULE

including the causes of such maladministration and any related unauthorised, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure incurred by the Office of the Premier or losses suffered by the Office of the Premier or the State.

relating to the allegations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Schedule.