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‘Tender scam mastermind’ Maumela’s R10m Ferrari to be sold

Timeslive · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 2147 words · By Isaac Mahlangu
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A Special Tribunal has authorized the sale of a Ferrari belonging to businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela to prevent further depreciation and cover costs. This action is part of a broader Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe into the alleged looting of R2bn from Tembisa Hospital.

Propaganda risk 30%
Claims checked 16
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

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What happened

‘Tender scam mastermind’ Maumela’s R10m Ferrari to be sold Special Tribunal authorises sale of supercar belonging to Hangwani Maumela, a central figure in the alleged looting of more than R2bn at Tembisa Hospital August 16, 2026 at 12:00 am2 min read Share…

Why it matters

File photo: (ARND WIEGMANN) A Ferrari SF90 hybrid supercar worth more than R10m belonging to controversial businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela is to be sold.

Common ground

Jacobus Gideon Louw van Wyk, the curator appointed by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to preserve assets related to the alleged looting of Tembisa Hospital, successfully applied to have the vehicle sold.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

A Special Tribunal has authorized the sale of a Ferrari belonging to businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela to prevent further depreciation and cover costs. This action is part of a broader Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe into the alleged looting of R2bn from Tembisa Hospital.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the South African Revenue Service (Sars) had slapped Maumela’s mother, Mboneni Benedicta Maumela, with R39.9m in new assessments, including penalties and interest, regarding the 2017-23 tax years.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “The Special Tribunal in Johannesburg on Thursday authorised the curator to sell the vehicle for no less than R9.5m.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Special Tribunal authorized the sale of the Ferrari for a minimum of R9.5 million.
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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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web search NEUTRAL — Toggle Cast and characters subsection. 2.1Main. 2.2Recurring. 2.3Guest stars. 3Episodes. Toggle Episodes subsection. 3.1Season 1 (2019) 3.2Season 2 (2021)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of SPECIAL is distinguished by some unusual quality; especially : being in some way superior. How to use special in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Special.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special
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Claim 3: “Jacobus Gideon Louw van Wyk, the curator appointed by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to preserve assets related to the alleged looting of Tembisa Hospital, successfully applied to have the vehicle sold.”
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Three independent sources confirm that Jacobus Gideon Louw van Wyk, the SIU-appointed curator, successfully applied to have the vehicle sold.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jacobus Gideon Louw van Wyk, the curator appointed by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to preserve assets related to the alleged looting of Tembisa Hospital, successfully applied to have the vehic…
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-16-hangwani-maume…
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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. Photo: SIU.
https://www.atnews.co.za/tembisa-hospital-looting-maumelas-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — The application was brought by curator Jacobus Gideon Louw van Wyk, who argued that selling the vehicle was necessary to protect the value of the estate while the main case remains unresolved.
https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-08-18-maumelas-ferrari-s…
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Claim 4: “insurance costs about R100,000 a year and storage R5,000 a month.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that insurance costs are approximately R100,000 a year and storage is R5,000 a month.
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web search NEUTRAL — “There’s no question of the vehicle appreciating to sufficiently cover insurance and storage costs,” the judgment says, noting that insurance costs about R100,000 a year and storage R5,000 a month.
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-15-alle…
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web search NEUTRAL — The tribunal accepted evidence that insurance costs were about R100,000 a year, storage cost R5,000 a month, and reinstating the warranty would cost roughly R408,000.
https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-08-17-tribunal-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Storage costs R5,000 a month, while insurance costs R8,333.33 a month. The vehicle also required a battery replacement costing R104,857, while warranty reinstatement and factory related costs were est…
https://www.atnews.co.za/tembisa-hospital-looting-maumelas-l…
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Claim 5: “A Ferrari SF90 hybrid supercar worth more than R10m belonging to controversial businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela is to be sold.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that a Ferrari SF90 Stradale belonging to Hangwani Morgan Maumela is to be sold following a Special Tribunal ruling.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Ferrari SF90 Stradale hybrid sports car, a model similar to the one owned by Morgan Maumela that will now be sold following a Special Tribunal ruling this week.
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-15-alle…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Special Tribunal has approved the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale linked to procurement irregularities at Tembisa Hospital, dismissing attempts by alleged fraudster Hangwani Morgan Maumela to bloc…
https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-08-18-maumelas-ferrari-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Ferrari SF90 Stradale hybrid sports car, a model similar to the one owned by Morgan Maumela that will now be sold after a Special Tribunal ruling this week.
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-16-hangwani-maume…
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Claim 6: “the curator had abandoned an earlier application seeking permission to use the proceeds of the sale to pay curator fees.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the abandonment of an application to use proceeds for curator fees.
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Claim 7: “the tribunal noted that two valuations had been obtained, placing the Ferrari’s value at R10.2m and R10.15m respectively.”
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Multiple sources report two valuations of R10.2m and R10.15m (or R10.165m), confirming the claim's general accuracy.
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web search NEUTRAL — The tribunal noted that two valuations had been obtained, placing the Ferrari’s value at R10.2m and R10.15m respectively. There was also already a R10.9m offer from a Gauteng motor dealership to buy t…
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-15-alle…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two valuations put the Ferrari’s value at R10,2 million and R10,165 million, while offers of R10 million and almost R11 million were also placed before the Tribunal.
https://www.snl24.com/news/maumelas-ferrari-set-for-95-mitha…
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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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Claim 8: “Several Aston Martins, Ferraris and a Bentley are also subject to the preservation order, which was granted in October last year.”
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Claim 9: “The Ferrari was bought for R11.1m in April 2022 but has lost more than R1m in value.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant Wikipedia entries about the Normandy region of France and does not mention the purchase price or date of the Ferrari.
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web search NEUTRAL — Normandie — Wikipédia
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandie
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web search NEUTRAL — Page utilisant P3219 Page pointant vers des dictionnaires ou encyclopédies généralistes Article de Wikipédia avec notice d'autorité Portail:Normandie/Articles liés Portail:France/Articles liés Portail…
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandie_(région_administra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 20, 2026 · Lycéens, agriculteurs, entrepreneurs, stagiaires en formation professionnelle, usagers des transports Nomad,… la Région Normandie est aux côtés de tous les Normands !
https://www.normandie.fr/
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Claim 10: “the looting of about R2bn at Tembisa Hospital.”
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Three independent cross-references from Sowetan and Daily Dispatch confirm the looting of approximately R2 billion from Tembisa Hospital.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Oscar Nobungwana, 33, received almost R8m from a businessman allegedly at the centre of a syndicate linked to the looting of R2bn from Tembisa Hospital.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-05-28-siu/
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The state has successfully blocked an R1.8m pension of a former Tembisa Hospital supply chain clerk accused of being part of a syndicate that looted the institution of about R2bn.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-05-28-listen-former-temb…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The state has successfully blocked an R1.8m pension of a former Tembisa Hospital supply chain clerk accused of being part of a syndicate that looted the institution of about R2bn.
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-28-former-tembi…
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Claim 11: “Sars says it has found prima facie evidence of fraud.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 12: “Maumela, along with several of his companies, including Black Pepper Trading, and other entities cited as respondents, were ordered to pay the costs of the application.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 13: “Other supercars attached in the investigation include: a Lamborghini Huracan STO, valued at about R8.1m; a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, worth about R8.8m; a Lamborghini Urus, valued at about R5m; and a Lamborghini Aventador Ultima Coupé, worth about R9m.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 14: “There was also already a R10.9m offer from a Gauteng motor dealership to buy the car.”
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Multiple sources mention an offer of R10.9 million (or R10,999,995) from a dealership to purchase the car.
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web search NEUTRAL — The tribunal noted that two valuations had been obtained, placing the Ferrari’s value at R10.2m and R10.15m respectively. There was also already a R10.9m offer from a Gauteng motor dealership to buy t…
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-15-alle…
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web search NEUTRAL — There were also offers of R10 million and R10,999,995 to purchase the vehicle. Ferrari South Africa, where the car is being stored, offered R9.5 million.
https://www.atnews.co.za/tembisa-hospital-looting-maumelas-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Special Tribunal has approved the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale linked to procurement irregularities at Tembisa Hospital, dismissing attempts by alleged fraudster Hangwani Morgan Maumela to bloc…
https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-08-18-maumelas-ferrari-s…
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Claim 15: “The SIU has also attached eight properties with a combined estimated value of around R175m.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 16: “The vehicle would also require the reinstatement of its warranty at a cost of about R408,000.”
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Three independent sources confirm the estimated cost of reinstating the warranty is approximately R408,000.
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web search NEUTRAL — “There are also battery replacement costs of R104,857 and an estimated R408,000 in warranty reinstatement and factory-related costs,” he said. In its latest judgment, the tribunal authorised curator J…
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-08-17-special-tribun…
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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, the decisive factor was the ongoing financial burden of maintaining the car. The tribunal accepted evidence that insurance costs were about R100,000 a year, storage cost R5,000 a month, and r…
https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-08-17-tribunal-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The vehicle would also require the reinstatement of its warranty at a cost of about R408,000. Hangwani Maumela is an alleged mastermind and chief beneficiary in the tender scam that saw the hospital l…
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-08-15-alle…
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