The Special Investigating Unit raided the offices of the National Lotteries Commission in Kimberley on Thursday to seize documents, laptops and computer hard drives.
Image:The Special Investigating Unit raided the offices of the National Lotteries Commission in Kimberley on Thursday to seize documents, laptops and computer hard drives.
The SIU was “reliably informed by whistle-blowers that NLC officials had allegedly enlisted the services of runners, who were tasked with scouting NPOs in the province and encouraging them to apply for NLC funding,” said spokesperson“Immediately after the funding was approved and released to NPOs it is alleged that the runners, together with NLC officials, shared about 30% of the funding.”
The Special Investigating Unit has obtained a search and seizure warrant from the Kimberly Magistrate Court, Northern Cape province, to raid the National Lotteries Commission offices.
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