The SIU spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago, in a statement says this company, Inqaba Yokulinda, which is a beneficiary of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant funding, has been ordered by the Special Tribunal to surrender a residential property in Zwartkop and four luxury vehicles to the curator appointed by the SIU.

Kganyago says the assets will be surrendered to the SIU’s appointed curator, pending a review application for the final forfeiture to be instituted by the SIU within 30 days. The SIU believes that the assets are proceeds of unlawful activity and may be forfeited to the State. Kganyago says that this follows after an investigation which revealed that the organisation in question received funding in two tranches, which are close to R20 million, between February 2018 and September 2019.

Kganyago says this was for the construction of athletic tracks in North West and Mpumalanga.  

“The beneficiaries of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant funding have been ordered by the Special Tribunal to surrender a residential property in Zwartkop and four luxury vehicles to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) appointed curator, pending a review application for the final forfeiture to be instituted by the SIU within 30 days.

The Special Tribunal order, handed down by Judge Lebogang Modiba on 14 February 2022, orders respondents, Buyisiwe Khoza, Tshepo Montsho, Jabulani Sibanda, Terence Magogodela, Indaba Yokulinda, Unicus Solu(IT)ons PTY LTD, and Boitumelo Diutlwileng, to surrender assets to the SIU-appointed curator for control and administration. All luxury vehicles, which include two Mercedes Benz AMGs, Audi's AU 335 and A3, and a Honda Jazz, have to be surrendered by respondents to the curator within seven days. In the event that a vehicle is not insured, the curator may obtain insurance at the cost of the respondent, the Special Tribunal ordered,” he adds.

Kganyago claims that SIU’s investigation into the said funding revealed, prima facie, that there is evidence of collusion between employees of the NLC and Members of Inqaba Yokulinda, including unconnected third parties who partook in the scheme to obtain R19.2 million in funding from the NLC for their own personal use. He further claims that only R4.2 million of the R19.2 million was used for its intended purpose.  

“The SIU wants the Special Tribunal to review and set aside the decision by the NLC to award grant funding to Inqaba Yokulinda and to recover financial losses suffered by the NLC and the State through civil litigation,” Kganyago further adds.

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