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Terry Pheto’s house paid for with Lottery money finally sold
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Terry Pheto’s triple-storey house sold for R3.9 million after corruption investigation

Court has dismissed a bid by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
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Court has dismissed a bid by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

andre de ruyter ANC
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SIU says De Ruyter never reported ministers’ involvement in Eskom corruption

Terry Pheto’s house paid for with Lottery money finally sold
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Terry Pheto’s triple-storey house sold for R3.9 million after corruption investigation

Court has dismissed a bid by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
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Court has dismissed a bid by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

andre de ruyter ANC
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SIU says De Ruyter never reported ministers’ involvement in Eskom corruption

Terry Pheto
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Terry Pheto’s triple-storey fails to sell; opposition party urges NPA to prosecute

By Storm Simpson03-03-2023 08:20

The home allegedly built with lottery funds failed to sell. It was expected to go for at least R3m but none of the 28 registered bidders made an offer.

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KwaZulu-Natal

KZN official sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for PPE corruption

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele02-03-2023 15:01

The KZN official, Lungelo Stewart Mhlongo, was recently handed a two-year imprisonment sentence for PPE corruption.

Terry Pheto
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Tsotsi star Terry Pheto’s home built with siphoned lottery funds to be auctioned

By Storm Simpson02-03-2023 10:43

The three-bedroom house was built with money siphoned from the National Lottery Commission. Bidding will start at R3 million.

SABC, SIU, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, irregular payment, R2.5 million, pay back the money
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SABC: SIU to reclaim R11.5 million from Hlaudi Motsoaneng

By Rae Seleme01-03-2023 10:52

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) is expected to recover R11.5 million irregular bonus paid by SABC to its former COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng.

Hamilton Ndlovu money laundering
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Special Tribunal confirms Hamilton Ndlovu’s assets remain preserved despite appeal

By Storm Simpson07-02-2023 19:42

The judge found Ndlovu and co-accused had no legal basis for resisting the preservation order as they did not dispute the procurement fraud allegations.

Hlaudi Motsoeneng TV show
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Motsoeneng dealt blow by SCA – he must repay R11.5m within a week

By Storm Simpson25-01-2023 17:25

Motsoeneng must repay the success fee the SABC Board awarded him for clinching a controversial deal with Multichoice in 2016.

Arthur Mafokate
Celeb News

Arthur Mafokate’s property among 5 frozen by SIU in NLC fraud

By Nokuthula Ngcobo13-01-2023 15:54

Arthur Mafokate joins Terry Pheto and Presley Chweneyagae as he is also implicated in the National Lotteries Commission fraud allegations.

Presley Chweneyagae and Terry Pheto
Celeb News

‘Life imitating art’: Tweeps on Chweneyagae’s Lotto scandal

By Nokuthula Ngcobo14-12-2022 10:58

‘Two actors from Tsotsi movie are real life thieves… talking about taking work to home’: Presley Chweneyagae is also implicated.

'The River' Cobra Mokoena
Celeb News

‘Tsotsi’ star Presley Chweneyagae also embroiled in Lotto scandal

By Nokuthula Ngcobo13-12-2022 13:41

Actor Presley Chweneyagae – like his ‘Tsotsi’ co-star Terry Pheto – is also implicated in the NLC fraud case, as over R65m was ‘stolen’.

Terry Pheto SIU
Celeb News

‘State witness’: Terry Pheto ‘fully co-operating’ in NLC fraud case

By Nokuthula Ngcobo22-11-2022 13:40

Terry Pheto is ‘fully co-operating’ and will ‘turn state witness’ in the corruption scandal involving the National Lotteries Commission.

SIU
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SIU probes R780 000 donkey-drawn carts procurement

By Siso Naile19-11-2022 15:29

SIU is reported to be looking into the widely criticised donkey-drawn carts project for R780 000 by the North West Government

SIU Northlink College
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SIU recoups over R33m from naughty Northlink in Cape Town

By Storm Simpson15-11-2022 17:34

Northlink College received over R33 million from NSFAS that was not allocated to students. The TVET college invested the money instead.

Terry Pheto SIU
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SIU told ‘dismayed’ Terry Pheto about NLC probe two months ago

By Nokwanda Ncwane08-11-2022 07:47

The SIU has ‘rubbished’ claims that Terry Pheto did not know about the probe into her luxury house purchase as she was told two months ago.

SOEs Eskom
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Businessman ordered to pay back R7m from scholar transport tender

By Nokwanda Ncwane21-10-2022 09:57

A businessman has been ordered to pay back R7 million after he inflated kilometres for transporting children attending rural schools.

Special Investigation Unit, SIU, National Student Financial Aid Scheme, NSFAS, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Dr Blade Nzimande, defrauding, fraud, students, college, university
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SIU probing students allegedly defrauding NSFAS – Nzimande says

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty19-10-2022 12:32

Minister Blade Nzimande revealed that there are around 35 000 students who are allegedly defrauding NSFAS and the SIU is investigating.

SIU
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SIU granted order to freeze pension of ex National Lotteries official

By Siso Naile21-09-2022 19:50

SIU obtains a preservation order to freeze pension benefits of former NLC official to the value of R2.8 million pending probe into corruption

Babita Deokaran suspects killer
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‘Possible link to murder of Babita Deokaran’: Gauteng Health CFO and Tembisa Hospital CEO suspended

By Storm Simpson26-08-2022 18:53

The Gauteng officials were suspended to ensure their presence does not interfere with the investigation into allegations of improper procurement and payment of service providers at Tembisa Hospital.

Transnet
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Luxury properties of former Transnet execs accused of receiving kickbacks placed under preservation order

By Storm Simpson10-08-2022 12:08

The Special Tribunal allowed Transnet and the SIU to freeze five luxury properties in gated estates linked to two former executives who received ‘unlawful financial benefits worth approximately R10 million.’

SIU University of Fort Hare
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SIU to investigate alleged honours degree fraud and tenders at Fort Hare

By Storm Simpson06-08-2022 12:48

The SIU will investigate allegations of maladministration in the awarding of Honours degrees at the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape.

President Cyril Ramaphosa SIU
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SIU denies being used to fight Ramaphosa’s political battles

By Thabo Baloyi27-07-2022 18:48

Some ANC KZN members are reportedly concerned that President Cyril Ramaphosa is using the SIU to target his detractors in the province

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Hlaudi Motsoeneng fails in bid to overturn court order to repay R11.5m

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty20-07-2022 11:47

Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng needs to pay R11.5m back with interest calculated at 15.5% per annum from September 2016.

Hamilton Ndlovu SIU
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‘They said we’re jealous’: Tweeps on Hamilton Ndlovu’s ‘wealth’

By Nokwanda Ncwane08-06-2022 06:00

‘When that Hamilton Ndlovu guy was splurging money during lockdown we said this was stolen money,’ one tweep said about the SIU ruling.

Hamilton Ndlovu money laundering
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SIU: Businessman Hamilton Ndlovu ordered to pay back R158m

By Storm Simpson07-06-2022 11:05

The Special Tribunal declared the PPE contracts awarded to Hamilton Ndlovu invalid and unlawful. The frozen properties and funds linked to the businessman and his associates will be forfeited to the State.

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GEMS R600m contract for multivitamins needs a probe – doctors

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty11-05-2022 10:10

A body of doctors are calling for the SAPS and SIU to investigate and irregularly awarded R600 million contract for multivitamins by GEMS.

SIU, Digital Vibes, Zweli Mkhize
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Digital Vibes: SIU wins fight to go after suspects linked to Mkhize family

By Nathan Craig13-04-2022 16:45

The list of SIU targets grew again on Wednesday in the Digital Vibes case after the greenlight was given to go after five more suspects.

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