National Lotteries Commission (NLC)
Barney Pityana’s Sudden Retirement from the NLC Raises Questions Over Alleged Corruption
Professor Barney Pityana, the respected academic, theologian, and human rights advocate, has stepped down as…
Pension of Former National Lottery Commission Grant Manager Frozen Pending Corruption Probe
The Special Tribunal has ruled that the pension of Sanele Dlamini, a former grants manager…
Assets Obtained After Limpopo NPO Was Hijacked to Fleece Money From National Lottery Preserved
The Limpopo farm that was bought using money that was fleeced from the National Lotteries…
SIU Obtains Preservation Order Freezing Luxury Properties in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Bought Using Ill Gotten Lottery Money
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to…
SIU’s Lotteries Investigation Extends To Accounting Firms
The investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) into the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has been expanded to include accounting firms involved in creating false statements to assist non-profit organizations (NPOs) in obtaining funds they are not entitled to. Collaborating with the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation, also known as the Hawks, the SIU conducted a raid on an accounting firm in Kimberley, Northern Cape, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, to gather evidence. “The SIU was granted a search and…
Prominent Figures Implicated In R1.4 Billion ‘Lotto Corruption’
Prominent South Africans could be in hot water after ongoing Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigations into the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) revealed potential misappropriation of R1.4 billion in public funds through corrupt activities. The second phase of the SIU investigation was made before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, bringing attention to important discoveries that are significant in South Africa’s ongoing battle against corruption. The report specifically focuses on individuals of high prominence who…
Former Lotteries Bosses’ Assets Frozen Over R344m Fraud
Law enforcement authorities have obtained a preservation order preventing former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) chairperson Alfred Nevhutanda and others from using properties and luxury vehicles bought with money siphoned from the lottery fund. The order follows a series of investigations by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) that uncovered fraud and corruption valued at approximately R344 million. The probes found that board members, senior employees, their family members and friends enriched themselves with NLC grants allocated for projects to assist in…
Lotteries Official, Wife ‘Used 400 Daycare Centers To Steal R32m In Two Years’
The Special Tribunal has frozen several bank accounts belonging to a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) National Lotteries Commission (NLC) official and his wife, who are accused of using 400 daycare centers and football clubs to siphon R32 million from the gambling entity. The interim order was initially granted on August 16, 2023, but has now been varied to include restraining and interdicting the couple, Sibonelo Vilakazi and Nosipho Zanele Zuma, as well as any other person with knowledge of the order, from…