has active investigations into alleged corruption totaling more than $7 billion at some of its top state-owned companies, according to a report published Tuesday by the national anti-graft unit.
Also, there are nearly 40 other ongoing investigations into alleged corruption involving different state-run businesses and national and provincial government departments worth billions more dollars. Even more investigations have been finalized by the SIU ahead of being made public. Investigators believe $540 million was lost to corruption at passenger rail company PRASA, some of it through a scheme where money was allegedly stolen through payments made to more than 1,200 “ghost employees” who didn't exist, the SIU's report said. One contract under investigation worth more than $300 million dates back to the 2010 soccer World Cup that South Africa hosted.
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