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Special Investigating Unit boss found many instances where employees were scheming and colluding to fleece the company

A probe into the National Lotteries Commission by the SIU has identified over R1.4-billion in dodgy Lottery grants.

Courageous individuals, ranging from whistle-blowers to journalists and investigators, were essential to uncovering wrong-doing, says Minister Ebrahim Patel.

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has promised to introduce life-style audits, protection of whistleblowers and implement recommendations by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).

The corruption, which took place over more than five years, was again laid bare in Parliament by the investigating unit.

Lottery plunder: ‘Courageous individuals, were essential to uncovering wrong-doing,’ says Minister Ebrahim Patel.

The corruption, which took place over more than five years, was again laid bare in Parliament by the investigating unit.

The state’s corruption-fighting body showed how former NLC board members and executives siphoned funds from the NLC amounting to nearly R300m

Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma believes law enforcement agencies are dragging their feet in finalising criminal cases, which fuels speculation that there are motives behind corruption-related arrests.

National prosecutions head Shamila Batohi has flagged a lack of good governance and ethical leadership as the root cause of corruption in local municipalities.