Ramaphosa appoints Leonard Lekgetho as new SIU chief:
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Leonard Lekgetho as the new head of the Special Investigating Unit ...
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Ramaphosa appoints Leonard Lekgetho as SIU chiefThe appointment takes effect on September 1, after Lekgetho led the anti-corruption agency in an acting capacity since February.
- On August 31, presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya confirmed the appointment under section 3(1)(a) of the SIU Act.
- Lekgetho had served as acting head since February, after Andy Mothibi left to become National Director of Public Prosecutions.
- He joined the SIU in 2007 and has more than 19 years of experience within the unit.
- The independent statutory SIU investigates serious corruption allegations and can recover state institutions’ financial losses through civil litigation.
President Ramaphosa wishes Mr Lekgetho and the leadership and staff of the SIU well as Mr Lekgetho assumes leadership of an agency that is a critical component of the criminal justice architecture against crime and corruption.— President Cyril Ramaphosa (as quoted by presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya) announcing Lekgetho's appointment
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