Special Investigating Unit Seizes Property of Businessman Hangwani Maumela for Alleged Tender Fraud

• The Special Investigating Unit has seized property belonging to controversial businessman Hangwani Maumela
• Mayumela is linked to the looting of the Tembisa Hospital, in which over R2.3 billion was looted
• The property includes a car wash, a barber shop, and luxury vehicles, and videos of the raids have gone viral

Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG — The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has raided the home of controversial tenderpreneur Hangwani Maumela on 9 October 2025. Maumela was linked to the looting of over R2.3 billion from the Thembisa Hospital.

SABC News journalist Lopang Alamu posted videos of the raids on her @LopangAlamu X account. The videos show the SIU trucks offloading luxury vehicles. These vehicles include a blue Lamborghini and a Porsche.

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Who is Hangwani Maumela?

Maumela has, since 2022, been implicated in the looting of Tembisa Hospital. The Presidency denied that President Cyril Ramaphosa had ties to Maumela despite being related through a previous marriage. His spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said that Ramaphosa does not know Maumela's alleged involvement with Tembisa Hospital.

AFU seizes property

Three years later, in September 2025, the Asset Forfeiture Unit secured a Gauteng High Court order to seize Maumela's assets. These include a fleet of luxury vehicles, including a Bentley Continental GT V8 worth over R4 million and four Lamborghinis. Maumela's collection of Lamborghinis includes an Aventador Ultimate Coupe, which is worth R17.9 million, and a Huracan STO, worth R8.7 million.

The Asset Forfeiture Unit also seized numerous properties, including an R88.5 million mansion in Bantry Bay in Cape Town and two mansions in Sandton worth R69.7 million and R71.6 million. They also seized homes and properties in other parts of the county.

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Minister Aaron Motsoaledi responds to the lootings

Motsoaledi commented on the SIU's findings that over R2 billion was looted from Tembisa Hospital. He slammed the rampant corruption and praised whistleblowers like Babita Deokaran, who was killed in 2021. He also noted that another whistleblower is in hiding because of threats to his life.

South Africans speak out about looting

In a related article, Briefly News reported that taxpayers spoke out about the R2 billion Tembisa Hospital scandal after learning of the amount of money that was looted from the hospital. The Special Investigations Unit uncovered the looting of the Ekurhuleni-based hospital was looted. The money was intended for procuring medical supplies and equipment.

The looting of the hospital involved three major syndicates. These include Maumela's alleged syndicate, the syndicate linked to businessman Rudolph Mazibuko, and a third unknown syndicate.

"Arrest the bank employees who didn't flag those amounts, too. Why must I account for all money coming into my account, but they keep moving loot?" one netizen snarkily commented on the looting.

Source: Briefly News