6.1.5 The Director-General of the Department of Public Works noted that the DPW is responsible for entering into lease agreements on behalf of departments, based on their needs and confirmation of budget. He stated that the Minister of Public Works, on his appointment had identified a number of concerns around the Supply Chain Management (SCM) within DPW. The Special Investigating Unit was thus approached to investigate SCM processes within DPW, which included, but was not limited to, lease agreement processes. The manner in which the Sanlam building as well as the Durban building leases had been procured raised concerns around due processes within DPW, and required further investigation. DPW thus supported the SIU investigation into this matter as well as embarking on its own internal investigation, and have also suspended the lease agreements for both these buildings pending the outcome of the investigation. DPW has escalated all urgent leases to the office of the Director-General and implemented additional measures to strengthen procurement processes.