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Inside the SIU's R820 Million Raid on Hangwani Maumela's Luxury Sandton Mansion
The Special Investigating Unit seized assets worth R820 million from a luxury Sandhurst property, targeting funds looted through fraudulent Tembisa Hospital contracts exceeding R2 billion.
- The Special Investigating Unit executed a coordinated Thursday raid on Hangwani Morgan Maumela's Sandhurst, Sandton home, seizing luxury vehicles and artwork in an R820 million recovery effort tied to Tembisa Hospital.
- Earlier this month, the SIU published an interim report following a three-year probe into irregular contracts at Tembisa Hospital, revealing three syndicates siphoned over R2 billion after whistleblower Babita Deokaran flagged procurement issues before her assassination.
- The SIU identified around R520,000,000 in assets linked to Maumela, including properties valued at R293,434,000 and vehicles collectively worth over R223 million, including Lamborghinis and a Bentley.
- Courts granted preservation orders as SIU officials catalogue seized items; the Asset Forfeiture Unit froze R400-million while preservation orders target R325m in property, with matters referred to the NPA.
- The SIU identified three main syndicates, involving 207 service providers under 4,501 purchase orders and at least 15 officials implicated, as the investigation continues.
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Lamborghinis, art seized in raid on Hangwani Maumela's Sandton home
In a dramatic escalation of South Africa’s efforts to clamp down on state corruption, law enforcement officials on Thursday executed a coordinated raid on the Sandton home of businessman Hangwani Maumela, seizing a fleet of luxury vehicles and a high-value art collection. The operation forms part of an R820 million asset recovery mission linked to alleged large-scale corruption and tender fraud at Tembisa Hospital. The SIU confirms an operation…
South Africa: Businessman's Sandton Mansion Raided in R2 Billion Hospital Scandal
Investigators took cars, artwork and furniture from Hangwani Maumela's Sandton mansion, saying he benefited from fake tenders at Tembisa Hospital. The Asset Forfeiture Unit has already frozen R400-million in Maumela's assets, including four Lamborghinis, a Bentley and a boat.
Three Lamborghinis Seized in Raid of Tenderpreneur's Mansion
The Special Investigating Unit of South Africa has announced it has conducted a raid on Hangwani Maumela’s Sandhurst mansion; seizing an array of luxury assets, including a trio of Lamborghinis. Image: SIU On 9 October 2025, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) of South Africa confirmed via social media platform X that it had carried out an operation at a Sandhurst home – belonging to Hangwani Maumela – as part of its ‘Tembisa Hospital Capture’ …
SIU raids Sandton mansion in R2 billion Tembisa Hospital probe
The SIU has raided the luxury Sandhurst property of businessman Hangwani Maumela, seizing high-end vehicles, designer furniture, and valuable artwork as part of an R820 million asset recovery operation linked to the Tembisa Hospital looting scandal.
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