Special Investigating Units And Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act No. 74 of 1996)

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South African Tourism Board

Proclamation Notice 297 of 2025
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Proclamation Notice 297

21 November 2025

GG 53707

 

PROCLAMATION NOTICE 297 of 2025

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 “the Act”), have been made in respect of the affairs of the South African Tourism Board (hereinafter referred to as "the Board");

 

AND WHEREAS the Board 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 Board, 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—

(a) serious maladministration in connection with the affairs of the Board;
(b) improper or unlawful conduct by the employees of the Board;
(c) unlawful appropriation or expenditure of public money or property;
(d) unlawful, irregular or unapproved acquisitive act, transaction, measure or practice having a bearing upon State property;
(e) intentional or negligent loss of public money or damage to public property;
(f) offence referred to in Parts 1 to 4, or section 17, 20 or 21 (in so far as it relates to the aforementioned offences) of Chapter 2 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004), and which offences were committed in connection with the affairs of the Board; or
(g) unlawful or improper conduct by any person, which has caused or may cause serious harm to the interests of the public or any category thereof,

which has taken place between 01 March 2020 and the date of publication of this Proclamation or which took place prior to 01 March 2020 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 to this Proclamation 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 Board or the State, in relation to the said matters in the Schedule to this Proclamation.

 

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Pretoria this 20 day of October Two thousand and twenty-five.

 

President

 

By Order of the President-in-Cabinet:

 

Minister of the Cabinet

 

SCHEDULE

 

1. The procurement of, or contracting for goods, works or services in terms of—
(a) invoice number Y25032020SAT/purchase order number 43540;
(b) invoice number Y26032020SATb/purchase order number 43559; and
(c) invoice number Y26032020SATc/purchase order number 43583,

by or on behalf of the Board, and payments made in relation thereto in a manner that was—

(i)not fair, competitive, transparent, equitable or cost-effective; or
(ii) contrary to applicable—
(aa) legislation;
(bb) manuals, guidelines, practice notes, circulars or instructions issued by the National Treasury;
(cc) manuals, policies, procedures, prescripts, instructions or practices of or applicable to the Board;

and any related unauthorised, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure incurred by the Board or the State.

 

2. Any irregular, unlawful or improper conduct, including serious maladministration and the causes thereof, by—
(a) officials or employees of the Board;
(b) the applicable supplier/service provider of the Board; or
(c) any other person or entity,

in relation to the allegations as set out in paragraph 1 of this Schedule.