05/06/2026
|| SIU SECURES CONTEMPT AND SEIZURE ORDERS AGAINST OMAR MOTOR DEN FOR SELLING BENTLY LINKED TO MORGAN MAUMELA
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained two orders from the Special Tribunal against Omar Motor Den in Emalahleni: one for contempt of court and another for the seizure of a Bentley Continental GT linked to procurement irregularities at Tembisa Hospital.
The first order, granted on 2 June 2026, empowers the SIU, through the appointed Curator Bonis, to take possession of the Bentley from Omar Motor Den. The order directs the dealership to refrain from any further dealing with, moving, trading, alienating or dissipating the vehicle until further order from the Tribunal. The application by the SIU’s curator is to prevent any dissipation or concealment of the asset. The dealership failed to disclose that the car was in its possession when it was served with the preservation order on 9 October 2025.
Furthermore, the order compels the dealership, together with Khonile Trading Enterprise CC, LSM Distributors (Pty) Ltd, and DriveTime Auto CC, in connection with the restrained Bentley Continental GT motor vehicle, to furnish the SIU with complete documentation and transaction records relating to the Bentley within five days of any written request. This includes invoices, sale agreements, proof of payment, VAT returns, bank statements, and correspondence covering the vehicle’s acquisition and transfers between 2018 and 2026.
The SIU’s investigation found that Bentley Continental GT, a restrained asset under a preservation order until 29 September 2025, has been transferred multiple times over the years. LSM Distributors initially moved it to the MHR Maumela Family Trust around 2018/2019. DriveTime Auto CC bought it on 23 September 2022, with another transfer on 31 October 2025. Omar’s Motor Den then acquired it on 31 October 2025, before transferring it to Khonile Trading Enterprise CC on 12 February 2026.
Despite these transfers, evidence suggests the Bentley remains in Omar’s possession, raising concerns of concealment and dissipation. This chain shows an ongoing flow of value away from the restrained estate, and the Tribunal’s order ensures that the Curator Bonis can secure the vehicle, obtain full documentation, and prevent further dealings until the matter is finally determined.
The second order
On 5 June 2026, the Special Tribunal granted an urgent order against Omar’s Motor Den CC and its owner, Yusuf Omar. The order authorised the SIU’s Curator Bonis, assisted by the South African Police Service and the Hawks, to immediately arrest and take possession of the restrained Bentley Continental GT.
The order for contempt of court relates to the Special Tribunal order of 29 September 2025, which preserves all assets linked to Hangwani Maumela in the SIU’s Tembisa Hospital investigation. This also includes contempt for the variation order dated 7 October 2025 and the reconsideration judgment dated 30 January 2026. The sale and transfer of the vehicle constitute a clear breach of the undertaking given by the dealership on 9 October 2025, in which it stated that “Omar intended in good faith to cooperate with any investigation… in respect of any vehicles that concern the respondents”.
The Tribunal issued an order calling on Omar Motor Den and its owner, Yusuf Omar, to appear on 3 July 2026 to show why a final order should not be granted, including findings of contempt, imprisonment of Yusuf Omar, and punitive cost orders.
Pending the return date, the respondents were interdicted from interfering with the Curator Bonis or tampering with the Bentley. They were further directed to preserve and provide access to CCTV footage from 22 May 2026 onward, failing which the Tribunal authorised an application for Yusuf Omar’s immediate arrest. The order underscores the Tribunal’s determination to enforce compliance with its earlier ruling of 2 June 2026 and to safeguard restrained assets from dissipation or concealment.
The rulings further affirm that no cars were returned to Maumela or the dealership, contrary to the misleading reports.
The SIU is directed by Proclamation No. 136 of 2023 to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration in the affairs of the Gauteng Department of Health and the Tembisa Hospital. In line with the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act 74 of 1996 (SIU Act), the SIU has also referred any evidence of criminal conduct uncovered during its investigation to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for further action.
Under the SIU Act, the SIU is also authorised to initiate civil proceedings in the High Court or a Special Tribunal in its name to address any wrongdoing identified during its investigation in order, inter alia, to recover any losses suffered by the State.
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