Acting on the instructions of national Treasury, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has revealed that it has been investigating cases, which cost more than R1-billion. They have been investigating three personalities, but their identities have been kept confidential.

The national Treasury asked the SIU to investigate the case at the time when it got reports against the three officials from two sources. The first source was a private forensic firm, which has conducted an investigation on them in 2008 and second source was a report, which was being prepared by the auditor- general and was being present in 2009.

In total, 10 payments have been found to be made of over R1-billion and the same has now to be investigated in detail by the SIU officials. The officials from the SIU are of the view that they have been taking the case quite seriously and have conducted more than 460 interviews in regard to the case and 296 statements have also been taken.

"I expect more rot to be revealed as the investigation proceeds. The big question is whether political figures were involved in the extensive looting in this department”, said Jack Bloom, who is the health spokesman in Gauteng’s health department.