# President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to investigate allegations of maladministration and unlawful conduct, linked to training contracts awarded by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority and the Unemployment Insurance Fund. The investigations will focus on training programmes provided to over than seven-thousand learners across the country, including Election Observer Training and PSIRA security training courses. The SIU will examine whether payments made under the contracts were fair, competitive, transparent, equitable and cost-effective. Investigators will also probe allegations of unlawful conduct by officials.
Ramaphosa authorises the SIU to probe PSIRA and UIF training contracts