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Every institution implicated in documented South African corruption — state-owned enterprises, departments, municipalities, and private companies, with case linkages and financial exposure.

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Special Investigating Unit — SIU
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd — Eskom
Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) — regulator
South African Police Service — SAPS
National Prosecuting Authority — NPA
Office of the Public Protector — Public Protector
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) — Hawks
Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) — DWS
State Security Agency — SSA
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — CoGTA
Gauteng Department of Health — Gauteng Health
Department of Defence and Military Veterans — Defence
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa — PRASA
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality — eThekwini (Durban)
South African Broadcasting Corporation — SABC
Chief Directorate of Special Operations (SSA) — CDSO
Transnet SOC Ltd — Transnet
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure — DPW / DPWI
Oakbay Investments (Pty) Ltd — Oakbay
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) — SASSA
Chancellor House Holdings — Chancellor House
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) — regulator
South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) — SAHRC
Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd / African Global Operations — Bosasa
VBS Mutual Bank — VBS
Public Investment Corporation (PIC) — PIC
Commission of Inquiry into Criminal Justice System Capture — Madlanga Commission
City of Cape Town — Cape Town
Department of Social Development — Social Development
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) — IEC
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development — DALRRD
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality — City of Joburg
Inspector-General of Intelligence — IGI
Department of Home Affairs — Home Affairs
South African Social Security Agency — SASSA
National Student Financial Aid Scheme — NSFAS
South African Airways — SAA
Department of Mineral Resources — DMR
National Treasury — department
Free State Provincial Government — Free State
Mpumalanga Provincial Government (ANC) — ANC Mpumalanga
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies — DCDT
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality — Tshwane
Eastern Cape Department of Health — EC Health
Sekunjalo Holdings / Sekunjalo Group — Sekunjalo
Emfuleni Local Municipality — Emfuleni
Petroleum, Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd — PetroSA
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality — Buffalo City
Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital — Tembisa Hospital
Department of Transport — department

Special Investigating Unit — SIU
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd — Eskom
Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) — regulator
South African Police Service — SAPS
National Prosecuting Authority — NPA
Office of the Public Protector — Public Protector
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) — Hawks
Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) — DWS
State Security Agency — SSA
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — CoGTA
Gauteng Department of Health — Gauteng Health
Department of Defence and Military Veterans — Defence
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa — PRASA
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality — eThekwini (Durban)
South African Broadcasting Corporation — SABC
Chief Directorate of Special Operations (SSA) — CDSO
Transnet SOC Ltd — Transnet
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure — DPW / DPWI
Oakbay Investments (Pty) Ltd — Oakbay
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) — SASSA
Chancellor House Holdings — Chancellor House
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) — regulator
South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) — SAHRC
Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd / African Global Operations — Bosasa
VBS Mutual Bank — VBS
Public Investment Corporation (PIC) — PIC
Commission of Inquiry into Criminal Justice System Capture — Madlanga Commission
City of Cape Town — Cape Town
Department of Social Development — Social Development
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) — IEC
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development — DALRRD
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality — City of Joburg
Inspector-General of Intelligence — IGI
Department of Home Affairs — Home Affairs
South African Social Security Agency — SASSA
National Student Financial Aid Scheme — NSFAS
South African Airways — SAA
Department of Mineral Resources — DMR
National Treasury — department
Free State Provincial Government — Free State
Mpumalanga Provincial Government (ANC) — ANC Mpumalanga
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies — DCDT
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality — Tshwane
Eastern Cape Department of Health — EC Health
Sekunjalo Holdings / Sekunjalo Group — Sekunjalo
Emfuleni Local Municipality — Emfuleni
Petroleum, Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd — PetroSA
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality — Buffalo City
Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital — Tembisa Hospital
Department of Transport — department

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Commission of Inquiryoperational

Special Investigating Unit

Justice & Constitutional Development

R467.8 billion52 cases

State-Owned Enterprisedysfunctional

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

Energy & Electricity (Eskom, NERSA)

R2.9 trillion23 cases

Regulatoroperational

Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA)

SOEs (General / Cross-cutting)

R340.2 billion21 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

South African Police Service

Police & Law Enforcement (SAPS, Hawks, IPID)

R111.4 billion20 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

National Prosecuting Authority

Justice & Constitutional Development

R228.9 billion17 cases

Commission of Inquirydysfunctional

Office of the Public Protector

Justice & Constitutional Development

R11.7 billion14 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks)

Justice & Constitutional Development

R4.8 billion11 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)

Water & Sanitation

R48.6 billion9 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

State Security Agency

State Security (SSA, SASS, NIA)

R52.3 billion7 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Local Government / Municipalities

R250.0 billion7 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Gauteng Department of Health

Health

R132.2 billion7 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Department of Defence and Military Veterans

Defence & Military

R54.8 billion7 cases

State-Owned Enterprisedysfunctional

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa

Transport (Transnet, PRASA, SANRAL)

R87.2 billion7 cases

Municipalitydysfunctional

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Local Government / Municipalities

R53.3 billion6 cases

State-Owned Enterprisedysfunctional

South African Broadcasting Corporation

Communications (SABC, GCIS, PostBank)

R11.4 billion6 cases

Government Departmentcollapsed

Chief Directorate of Special Operations (SSA)

State Security (SSA, SASS, NIA)

R2.3 billion6 cases

State-Owned Enterprisedysfunctional

Transnet SOC Ltd

Transport (Transnet, PRASA, SANRAL)

R801.0 billion5 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Department of Public Works and Infrastructure

Public Works & Infrastructure

R6.8 billion5 cases

Private Companycollapsed

Oakbay Investments (Pty) Ltd

SOEs (General / Cross-cutting)

R556.6 billion5 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)

Social Development (SASSA)

R38.2 billion5 cases

Private Companyoperational

Chancellor House Holdings

National Treasury & Finance

R464.2 billion5 cases

Regulatoroperational

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)

SOEs (General / Cross-cutting)

R16.1 billion5 cases

Commission of Inquiryoperational

South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)

Justice & Constitutional Development

R3.9 billion5 cases

Private Companyliquidated

Bosasa Operations (Pty) Ltd / African Global Operations

Justice & Constitutional Development

R19.0 billion5 cases

State-Owned Enterpriseliquidated

VBS Mutual Bank

National Treasury & Finance

R2.3 billion4 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Public Investment Corporation (PIC)

National Treasury & Finance

R209.6 billion4 cases

Commission of Inquiryoperational

Commission of Inquiry into Criminal Justice System Capture

Justice & Constitutional Development

R168.0 million4 cases

Municipalityoperational

City of Cape Town

Local Government / Municipalities

R11.0 billion4 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Department of Social Development

Social Development (SASSA)

R48.2 billion4 cases

Commission of Inquirydysfunctional

Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)

Justice & Constitutional Development

R320.0 million4 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Land Reform & Agriculture

R12.1 billion4 cases

Municipalitydysfunctional

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

Local Government / Municipalities

R30.7 billion4 cases

Regulatoroperational

Inspector-General of Intelligence

State Security (SSA, SASS, NIA)

R9.0 billion4 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Department of Home Affairs

Local Government / Municipalities

R113.7 billion4 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

South African Social Security Agency

Social Development (SASSA)

R16.0 billion3 cases

Government Departmentunder administration

National Student Financial Aid Scheme

Education

R12.0 billion3 cases

State-Owned Enterprisecollapsed

South African Airways

Transport (Transnet, PRASA, SANRAL)

R135.0 billion3 cases

Government Departmentmerged

Department of Mineral Resources

Minerals & Energy

R49.2 billion3 cases

Government Departmentoperational

National Treasury

National Treasury & Finance

R9.3 billion3 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Free State Provincial Government

Provincial Government

R25.2 billion3 cases

Political Partyoperational

Mpumalanga Provincial Government (ANC)

Provincial Government

R11.3 billion3 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

Communications (SABC, GCIS, PostBank)

R9.8 billion3 cases

Municipalitydysfunctional

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Local Government / Municipalities

R18.3 billion3 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Eastern Cape Department of Health

Health

R22.0 billion3 cases

Private Companycollapsed

Sekunjalo Holdings / Sekunjalo Group

National Treasury & Finance

R8.1 billion3 cases

Municipalityunder administration

Emfuleni Local Municipality

Local Government / Municipalities

R250.0 billion3 cases

State-Owned Enterprisedysfunctional

Petroleum, Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd

Minerals & Energy

R29.5 billion3 cases

Municipalitydysfunctional

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Local Government / Municipalities

R1.7 billion2 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital

Health

R2.3 billion2 cases

Government Departmentdysfunctional

Department of Transport

Transport (Transnet, PRASA, SANRAL)

R3.6 billion2 cases

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