Criminal microscope on how the cash was splashed at SA laboratory agency

"Any unlawful or improper conduct by the employees or officials of the NHLS or applicable service providers will be examined by the SIU," said the presidency.

In 2017, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union alleged there were instances of corruption and maladministration at the NHLS. Auditors SizweNtsalubaGobodo highlighted irregular expenditure of more than R1bn in 2016-17 and cast doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern because it reported a R1.879bn deficit for the year.

In 2018, the NHLS said it had made progress with two major challenges - improving its revenue collection from provinces and tackling historic debts."The picture is not rosy, but with the current levels of payments and pending agreements [on historic debt] the NHLS is in a better financial position than it was last year," Business Day quoted board chairman Eric Buch as saying.

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