SIU secures Special Tribunal order setting aside R2.96 million NLC grant awarded to highjacked NPO
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) obtained a tribunal ruling declaring a R2.96 million grant from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to the non-profit Fire Charismatic Chapel International unconstitutional, unlawful, invalid and of no force and effect. The tribunal ordered those who benefited from the misappropriation, including hijackers of the NPO and former NLC officials, to […]
SIU obtains judgment setting aside R9 million NLC grant for sports complex in Soweto that was never built
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a judgment delivered by the Special Tribunal declaring unlawful and invalid the National Lotteries Commission’s (NLC) R9 million grant to the Motheo Sports and Entertainment Foundation for the construction of a sports complex in Protea Glen, Soweto, Johannesburg, which was never built. The Tribunal set aside the grant […]
SIU welcomes Special Tribunal judgment setting aside R4 million NLC grant to Mshandukani Foundation
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the judgment handed down by the Special Tribunal, declaring the National Lotteries Commission’s (NLC) decision to award a R4 million grant to the Mshandukani Foundation unlawful, reviewing and setting it aside, and ordering the repayment of the funds together with interest. The Tribunal ordered that: The order follows an […]
SIU notes SANEF’s media statement that mispresents the NLC investigation
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has noted a misrepresentation of facts in the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) media statement on its former chairperson, Makhudu Sefara, to whom the SIU traced the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) funds to his business, Unscripted Communications, and to his personal bank accounts. Without providing the public with context […]
SIU welcomes R25 million repayment order against SASCOC and former NLC officials
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a judgment of the Special Tribunal ordering the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and several associated parties to repay almost R25 million unlawfully diverted from a National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant. The Tribunal declared the R24.98 million payment made by the NLC to SASCOC unlawful, […]
SIU secures preservation orders of two homes linked in R13 million NLC funds intended for a KZN agricultural project
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal against two properties linked to funds allocated by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to Malusi We Sizwe Non-Profit Company (NPC). The properties are in The Orchards and Soshanguve, Pretoria. The preservation order relates to a R13 million grant approved by the […]
SIU secures recovery of misappropriated lottery funds and exposes pattern of abuse
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured the full repayment of R3.2 million from a National Lotteries Commission (NLC) related beneficiaries who unduly benefited. The SIU has received R1.5 million that was misappropriated by Todi Media Development Foundation NPC and R1.71 million unduly awarded to Zibsiflo NPC. These cases highlight a coordinated scheme in which […]
SIU obtains order that declares fraudulent R14 million NLC grant funding for an existing cultural village as unlawful, invalid and set aside
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the judgment of the Special Tribunal declaring the R14 million in funding awarded by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to the Madumelani Community Project unlawful, invalid, and set aside, and ordering the beneficiaries to repay the funding received. The grant was intended for the construction of a cultural village […]
SIU welcomes Special Tribunal judgment affirming preservation of former NLC COO Phillemon Letwaba’s R2.8 million pension benefits
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes the judgment delivered by the Special Tribunal, which affirms the Tribunal’s authority to preserve pension funds under the Pension Funds Act. The ruling follows after the former Chief Operating Officer of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), Phillemon Letwaba, attempted to reverse the previous preservation order by submitting that the […]
SIU secures second settlement agreement from Imbizo Events in NLC Rio Games Roadshow grant investigation
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a second settlement agreement in its ongoing investigation into the misappropriation of National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant funding linked to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games “Roadshow Send-Off” campaign. The Special Tribunal made an order directing Imbizo Events to repay R70,000.00 to the SIU in two equal instalments. This […]