Two NLC grant funding applications reviewed and set aside, with a former board member ordered to pay back R21 million
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the landmark judgment delivered by the Special Tribunal, which has declared the awarding of grant funding to the Samaritan Initiative NPO (R16.5 million) and Reagile NPC (R4.658 million) unlawful and invalid. The Tribunal further found former NLC board member, Adv. William Elias Huma, his affiliated entities, and the beneficiary […]
SIU secures an interdict against the former NLC manager from accessing pension funds
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured an interim interdict preventing Mr. Sanele Dlamini, a former senior manager at the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), from withdrawing his pension benefits pending the outcome of ongoing litigation. The interdict bars Mr. Dlamini from accessing his pension benefits until the SIU’s main case, a civil recovery action tied […]
SIU granted order to preserve property linked to the misappropriation of NLC grants
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured an order from the Special Tribunal to freeze a property allegedly purchased with funds misappropriated from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), which was intended for community development projects. The Tribunal’s order prohibits the sale or transfer of Agricultural Holdings property in Centurion, Gauteng, pending the conclusion of civil […]
SIU obtains preservation order for Limpopo farm linked to National Lotteries Commission investigation
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze the immovable property of Portion 15 of the Farm Zandrivierspoort in Limpopo Province. This action is part of an investigation into the misappropriation of funds from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), which were intended for the construction of old […]
SIU obtains preservation order to freeze luxury property linked to alleged misuse of National Lotteries Commission funds
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze the immovable property located at Midstream Estate, Gauteng, pending the finalisation of civil proceedings into the alleged misuse of funds allocated by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The order interdicts Israel Mathibe, Smart Safety PPE and any other party […]
Preservation order issued against Selaelo Selota’s Mercedes-Benz linked to National Lotteries Commission investigation
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order from the Special Tribunal against Mr. Selaelo Phillemon Selota, restraining him from selling or disposing of a Mercedes-Benz C200 Avantgarde allegedly purchased with misappropriated funds from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). These funds were meant for building an old-age home and for providing elderly care […]
SIU secures 24.9 million preservation order in alleged NLC corruption
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze assets worth R24.98 million linked to the alleged misappropriation of a National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant. The order, granted on 10 April 2025, freezes two luxury properties and a high-value Powerstar vehicle stem from funds that were meant for […]
SIU welcomes Special Tribunal judgment against former NLC executive pleading poverty
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the judgment delivered by the Special Tribunal which dismissed the application by former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) Chief Risk Officer, Marubini Livingstone Ramatsekisa, to release R1.2 million of his R1.4 million from his preserved pension fund for a living and legal expenses claim. The 18 March 2025 judgment upholds […]
SIU obtains interim interdict to prevent R10 million mansion proceeds from being paid to a former NLC board member
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has successfully obtained an interim interdict from the Special Tribunal to preserve R10 million in proceeds from the sale of a Waterkloof, Pretoria, mansion, which is linked to an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption and maladministration involving the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).The property in question is owned by the BDH […]
Special Tribunal dismisses former NLC official’s bid to overturn pension interdict
The Special Tribunal has dismissed the application of former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) Chief Risk Officer Marubini Ramatsekisa to overturn an order it gave to interdict his pension fund from paying out his benefits. The Special Tribunal order, dated 23 January 2025, also ruled that Ramatsekisa must pay the costs of this application. In December […]