The final Special Investigating Unit report into fraud and corruption linked to the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as other works and services purchased in response to Covid, makes for grim reading. The report deals with contracts valued collectively at over R14-billion. Investigations have been finalised for 4 549 contracts, 2 803 of which have been found to be irregular. The PPE that most South Africans would now like to see widely procured and deployed are some well-made handcuffs.