SIU granted order to freeze bank accounts linked to NLC official and his wife
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted a preservation order by the Special Tribunal to freeze approximately R2.4 million held in four bank accounts linked to the National Lotteries Commission’s (NLC) official in KwaZulu- Natal (KZN) and his wife, pending the final determination of a civil action to be brought by the Unit within […]
High Court dismisses Pretoria doctor’s attempt to interfere with SIU’s NLC investigation
The High Court of South Africa: Gauteng Division, Pretoria, has dismissed, with costs, an application brought by Dr. John Marite to compel the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to change its National Lotteries Commission (NLC) investigation team and interfere in the way the SIU conducts its investigations. In a judgment handed down on 5 September 2023, […]
Home of Moitheri Pheto gained from National Lottery Commission (NLC) funding to be auctioned
The house of Moitheri Pheto that was built with funds linked to siphoning of the National Lottery Commission (NLC) grant funding will be auctioned on Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 11h00. The auction follows a preservation order granted by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division,Pretoria, to the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) and the […]
AFU, SIU granted order to freeze five properties linked to National Lotteries Commission investigations
The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have obtained a preservation order from the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, to freeze three luxury properties, a plot, and a portion of a farm that are linked to the siphoning of lotteries grant funding meant for community […]
SIU welcomes the preservation of 12 properties linked to the National Lotteries Commission investigations
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) welcomes a preservation order from the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria to freeze nine luxury properties in Pretoria, Centurion, Hartbeespoort and Johannesburg, a BMW 420i and two ocean basket franchises in the East Rand with the combined value of approximately R25 million. SIU investigations in the affairs […]
SIU granted order to freeze pension benefits of former National Lotteries Commission’s executive
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze pension benefits of Mr. Philemon Letwaba, the former Chief Operating Officer of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The Special Tribunal order, dated 16 September 2022, interdicts the Liberty Group — the pension administrator — from paying out pension benefits […]