Johnathan Paoli
Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Andy Mothibi, has described the National Lotteries Commission as a criminal enterprise.
The SIU updated Parliament’s Trade and Industry Commission on Wednesday on the status of the investigation and said the more than three-year long investigation has revealed a web of corruption between lottery officials, former board members, lawyers and NPOs worth approximately R1.4 billion.
Implicated celebrities included actress Terry Pheto and music artist Arthur Mafokate, following the recent seizure of their properties in an attempt to recover embezzled funds.
Mothibi said that the NLC approved grant funding of R5 million to Zibisibix Non-Profit Company for a chicken farm in December 2018 and that after receiving the R5 million, money moved from the account.
In addition, the SIU presented to committee how the South African Youth Movement (SAYM) applied for grant funding on behalf of the Presley Chweneyagae Foundation, which belongs
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