Lottery Board Chairperson’s R27 Million Mansion Allegedly Paid For by Grants
- Alfred Nevhutanda used to be the chairperson for the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) board
- Over a period of six months R27 million was transferred directly and indirectly from lottery grants to fund the purchase of luxury house
- Nevhutanda, who is politically connected, owns the house through one of his companies and the home's municipal evaluation is only R5.3 million
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PREOTIA - National Lotteries Commission (NLC) board chairperson Alfred Nevhutanda's home was allegedly funded directly and indirectly through Lottery grants.
The R27 million mansion sits on a 20 0000 square meter piece of land. Nevhutanda is the director of at least 40 companies and one of them, Vhutanda Investment (Pty) Ltd, received millions through lottery grants.
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The plot thickens, the home only has a R5.3 million municipal valuation. Nevhutanda is politically connected and was a provincial chairperson for the ANC in Limpopo and was the chair of NLC board when the house was purchased according to GroundUp.
He was unavailable for comment and the NLC spokesperson refused to answer questions posed by EWN.
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SIU Opens Investigation
The Hawks opened an investigation into alleged Lottery corruption. The investigation revealed a trail of money laundering and corruption.
The Daily Maverick reported that a GroundUp investigation revealed that between September 2017 and March 2018 R27 million was paid to Couzyn Hertzog & Horak Attorneys.
The luxury home has a double story pool house, a private helipad and a five-bedroom "servant's quarter".
Over 2k military veterans threaten to take Ramaphosa to court, demand R4m each
Earlier, Briefly News reported that South Africa's military veterans plan to proceed with representative action against President Cyril Ramaphosa over unpaid benefits.
About 2 000 former members of uMkhonto we Sizwe, Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) and Azanian National Liberation Army (AZANLA) are demanding a sum of R4 million each in compensation from the government.
The group claims Ramaphosa ignored their request for reparations and benefits, including pension, housing, and medical aid, adding they were excluded in the calculations and impending disbursement of their payments.
The first round of grant payments is expected in April but the vets insist the process will be flawed. This, the group's lawyer Andries Nkome said, was because the necessary inputs would not have been submitted.
Source: Briefly News
