Lottery millions used for board member's luxury home
Image from Google Maps R5 million was paid towards a house for William Huma, a National Lotteries Commission (NLC) board member, by an organisation that received an NLC grant. The organisation had been dormant for 15 years, but nevertheless was awarded R27 million by the NLC. Payments totalling R2 million were made to Huma in late 2016 by Upbrand Properties, a company associated with the suspended NLC COO Phillemon Letwaba, just months before Huma was appointed to the NLC board. Huma recently applied for the vacant position of board chairperson of the NLC, but was not shortlisted. Millions of...