South Africa News » Free State News South Africa » Free State » Government: ‘Cash for relatives’: Free State bursary scandal deepens as SIU traces spending
News channel or source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-06-02-cash-for-relatives-free-state-bursary-scandal-deepens-as-siu-traces-spending/
Published on: Tuesday 02 June 2026
More than R8.3m in irregular expenditure linked to the Free State government’s bursary programme is being pursued for recovery after the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) uncovered funding awarded to ...
News South Africa » Free State » Government: RECORDED | SIU briefs media on investigation into Free State bursary scheme
News channel or source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-06-02-watch-live-siu-briefs-media-on-investigation-into-free-state-bursary-scheme/
Published on: Monday 01 June 2026
The Special Investigating Unit will on Tuesday brief the media on its investigation into the Free State Provincial Government Bursary Scheme.
News South Africa » Free State » Government: Free State officials awarded R8m in bursaries to relatives and the deceased, SIU finds
News channel or source: https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/free-state-officials-awarded-r8m-in-bursaries-to-relatives-and-the-deceased-siu-finds-20260602-0583
Published on: Monday 01 June 2026
An investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has found gross irregularities in the Free State Provincial Government Bursary Scheme amounting to more than R8 million. The SIU found that a ...