SIU probes dodgy Lottery grants worth over R1.4-billion
Lottery plunder: ‘Courageous individuals, were essential to uncovering wrong-doing,’ says Minister Ebrahim Patel.
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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.