JOHANNESBURG - Who is Stefan Govindraju?
He is the businessman accused of using a network of companies to secure Tembisa Hospital contracts?
The SIU has linked him to a web of 75 companies and over a thousand contracts valued at roughly R600 million.
The wider Tembisa Hospital scandal was brought into focus by Gauteng Health whistleblower Babita Deokaran, who flagged suspicious payments.
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She was murdered in 2021.
The SIU has since identified three major alleged procurement syndicates in its broader investigation into roughly R2 billion in hospital spending.
Govindraju’s alleged network is one of them.
His case was set down for plea and sentencing proceedings at the Palm Ridge court, but this was postponed to next year.