Original Article by Faizel Patel | The Citizen | 28 September 2026
The Health Department has referred claims about NHI advertising contracts to the SIU, AGSA, and the Public Protector for review.
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The Health Department has referred inflated NHI advertising contract claims to the SIU, AGSA and Public Protector, rejecting them as misleading.
The Health Department has referred allegations of inflated NHI advertising contracts to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) and the Public Protector, insisting that independent investigators test claims of diverted funds. The department rejects the allegations as misleading.
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