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Since 2018 we have been publishing stories about corruption at the National Lotteries Commission. We have uncovered hundreds of millions of rands worth of stolen money. And we believe we have reported only a fraction of it. The scale of the theft is massive, probably billions of rands over many years. It exemplifies state capture.
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel took the matter seriously and acted to replace the board. He stuck to his guns despite substantial pushback from the crooks. The Special Investigating Unit investigated the corruption allegations and has been obtaining orders from the Special Tribunal to freeze properties bought using ill-gotten Lottery gains.
The SIU, headed by Andy Mothibi, deserves special mention as a state institution that has shone and responded superbly to the Lottery scandal.
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