The Special Tribunal has restricted former Lepelle Northern Water CEO Phineas Legodi from disposing four immoveable properties.
Legodi is facing civil litigation from the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).
This after an SIU investigation uncovered information suggesting Lepelle Northern Water had irregularly awarded a contract to a third party.
The Special Tribunal has restricted former Lepelle Northern Water CEO Phineas Legodi from disposing four immoveable properties.
The order is part of civil litigation launched by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to interdict and restrain Legodi from disposing the assets.
SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said Legodi had been restricted by the Special Tribunal from disposing of four immoveable properties, pending the final determination of action proceedings.
South Africa: Lepelle Northern Water Ex-CEO Pension Payout Interdicted allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Phineas Legodi (file)
The SIU was granted a temporary order freezing the pension benefits of the former CEO of Lepelle Northern Water.
The former CEO resigned from the water board after being placed on precautionary suspension.
The SIU investigation relates to the Giyani water project.
The Special Tribunal has granted the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) a temporary order to interdict the Municipal Employees Union Retirement Fund from paying out the pension benefits due to former Lepelle Northern Water CEO Phineas Legodi.
The current interim order comes after the initial temporary order granted was declared to have lapsed on 24 November.
The Tribunal also called on the respondents in the case to show cause before it on 21 January on why the interim order should not be confirmed.