SIU Blocks Sale of Farm Linked to Former NLC Boss

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SIU Blocks Sale of Farm Linked to Former NLC Boss
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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has intervened to prevent the sale of a farm in Limpopo connected to former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) chief Phillemon Letwaba and his brother. The farm was purchased using funds meant for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban.

The Special Investigating Unit has jumped in to block the sale of a multimillion-rand farm in Limpopo linked to former National Lotteries Commission boss Phillemon Letwaba and his brother, Johannes, before it could be sold off.

Phillemon Letwaba resigned as the NLC's chief operating officer in August 2022 ahead of a disciplinary hearing. His pension payouts wereThe SIU's probe shows that the Letwaba brothers bought the 342-hectare farm near Modimolle, with funds initially granted to a nonprofit organisation to help Durban host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future.

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