Special Tribunal gives green light to sale of Maumela’s R9.5m Ferrari

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Aug 17, 2026 · 499 words · By Nandi Ntini

Asset Forfeiture and Legal Proceedings Corruption and Maladministration

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Story audio is generated using AI The Special Tribunal has authorised the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale linked to controversial businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela, with the luxury hybrid supercar expected to fetch at least R9.5m.

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What happened

Why it matters

The Ferrari, which was purchased for more than R11.1m in April 2022, is among several luxury vehicles preserved as part of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU’s) probe into alleged corruption and maladministration at Tembisa Hospital.

Common ground

The SIU alleges that about R2bn was looted from the hospital through irregular procurement processes.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Two valuations placed the vehicle’s value at R10.2m and R10.165m.”

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Two independent sources explicitly mention the two valuations of R10.2 million and R10.165 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — Two valuations subsequently placed its value at R10.2 million and R10.165 million. There were also offers of R10 million and R10,999,995 to purchase the vehicle.
https://www.atnews.co.za/tembisa-hospital-looting-maumelas-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Tribunal noted that two valuations had placed the Ferrari’s value at R10.2 million and R10.165 million, respectively.• The curator is authorised to sell the Ferrari SF90 Stradale for not less than…
https://www.siu.org.za/siu-welcomes-special-tribunal-order-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Tribunal noted that two valuations had placed the Ferrari’s value at R10.2 million and R10.165 million, respectively.The Ferrari SF90 Stradale in question was originally purchased for R11,126,662.…
https://topauto.co.za/news/161038/r10-million-ferrari-bought…

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Claim 2: “Among the vehicles identified were several Lamborghinis, an Aston Martin and a Ferrari SF90 hybrid valued at approximately R10m.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results listing Lamborghinis or an Aston Martin as part of the identified assets.

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Claim 3: “The tribunal also dismissed the Maumela Syndicate’s counterclaim seeking Van Wyk’s removal as curator, with costs.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a counterclaim by the Maumela Syndicate to remove Van Wyk as curator.

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Claim 4: “the tribunal authorised curator Jacobus Gideon Louw Van Wyk to sell the Ferrari for no less than R9.5m.”

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Three independent sources confirm that curator Jacobus Gideon Louw Van Wyk was authorized to sell the Ferrari for no less than R9.5 million.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Queen's Birthday Honours 1958 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those count…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Birthday_Honours

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 King's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 9 June 2025 by the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn. The Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms of King Ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_King's_Birthday_Honours_(…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of people who have acted as official executioners.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_executioners

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Claim 5: “The Ferrari, which was purchased for more than R11.1m in April 2022”

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One source explicitly states the vehicle was purchased for R11,126,662.22 in April 2022, which aligns with the claim of 'more than R11.1m'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988), the company built its first car in 1940, adopted its current name in 1945, and began to produce its current line of road cars in 1947. Ferrari became a pub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari

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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrari - All the official contents of the Maranello based carmaker: all the cars in the range and the great historic cars, the official Ferrari dealers, the online store and the sports activities of …
https://www.ferrari.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Browse the pictures and technical data sheets with all the details of the design and performance of Ferrari models.
https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/auto/car-range

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Claim 6: “the respondents also presented two offers to purchase the Ferrari, one for R10m dated July 1 2026 and another for R10,999,995 dated July 27 2026”

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One source mentions offers of R10 million and R10,999,995. However, the dates provided in the claim (July 2026) appear to be future dates relative to the current context or typos in the source, and other search results for those dates are irrelevant weather reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — Estado del cielo, temperatura y lluvia☂ hoy viernes en tu localidad. Pronóstico del clima por hora disponible para más de 300.000 localizaciones de todo el mundo. El tiempo a 9 días.
https://www.meteosolana.net/el-tiempo-el-viernes/

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 3, 2026 · Averigua si lloverá, a qué hora va a llover, y la temperatura y nubosidad por horas en Des Moines para hoy y los próximos 9 días.
https://us.meteosolana.net/iowa/el-tiempo-en-des-moines

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web search NEUTRAL — La página de predicción muestra toda la información disponible de diferentes maneras: de forma gráfica en un mapa se permite seleccionar diferentes variables meteorológicas de interés; una tabla muest…
https://www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/prediccion/espana?w=12

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Claim 7: “The Ferrari belongs to the MHR Maumela Family Trust”

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One source mentions that the Maumelas opposed the sale by insisting the MHR Maumela Family Trust owned the Ferrari. Other sources link the car to Maumela but do not explicitly confirm the trust's legal ownership.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Maumelas opposed the sale, insisting that the MHR Maumela Family Trust owned the Ferrari and that the trust's consent was required before it could be sold. They also disputed claims that the vehic…
https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-08-18-maumelas-ferrari-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Special Tribunal has authorised the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale linked to controversial businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela, with the luxury hybrid supercar expected to fetch at least R9.5m.
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-17-special-tribun…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Ferrari SF90 Stradale is among several luxury vehicles preserved in terms of an order issued by the Special Tribunal in September 2025, pending the finalisation of the main application in the matt…
https://www.siu.org.za/siu-welcomes-special-tribunal-order-a…

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Claim 8: “The SIU alleges that about R2bn was looted from the hospital through irregular procurement processes.”

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Multiple sources, including eNCA and TikTok (reporting SIU findings), confirm the allegation that over R2 billion was looted from Tembisa Hospital by corruption syndicates.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hangwani Morgan Maumela is a South African businessman and tenderpreneur who has been implicated in a major corruption investigation at Gauteng’s Tembisa Hospital. Investigators describe him as the he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangwani_Maumela

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Babita Deokaran was a South African whistleblower murdered for reporting corruption at the Gauteng Department of Health where she was working as the acting chief director financial accounting officer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Babita_Deokaran

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tembisa Hospital is a major public hospital located in the township of Tembisa, in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng, South Africa. The facility is managed by the Gauteng Department …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tembisa_Hospital

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Claim 9: “The Special Tribunal has authorised the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale linked to controversial businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the Special Tribunal authorized the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale linked to Hangwani Morgan Maumela.

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web search NEUTRAL — Tembisa Hospital. The Special Tribunal authorised curator Jacobus Gideon Louw Van Wyk to sell Hangwani Morgan Maumela’s Ferrari SF90 Stradale.
https://www.atnews.co.za/tembisa-hospital-looting-maumelas-l…

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Claim 10: “Special Tribunal president Judge Bernard Makgabo Ngoepe found that there were sufficient grounds to authorise the sale”

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The SIU press release explicitly names Special Tribunal President Judge Bernard Makgabo Ngoepe as the one who found sufficient grounds to authorize the sale.

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web search NEUTRAL — Judge Bernard Makgabo Ngoepe SC is a South African Judge serving as Tax Ombudsman of South Africa since 2013. He was the Chancellor of the University of South Africa from 2011 to 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Ngoepe

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web search NEUTRAL — Special Tribunal President Judge Bernard Makgabo Ngoepe found that, even in the absence of evidence demonstrating “rapid” depreciation, there were sufficient grounds to authorise the sale.“The SIU wel…
https://www.siu.org.za/siu-welcomes-special-tribunal-order-a…

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