Former Athletics South Africa Acting CEO Paid Back Money Gained From NLC Fund

• Terrence Magogodela, who served as Athletics South Africa's Acting CEO, paid back the money he gained from the National Lotteries Fund
• He owed almost R400,000, which he got illegally after signing for funding to build athletic tracks in the Northern Cape
• Investigations revealed that Magogodela claimed to be the project coordinator for Inqaba Yokulinda, even though that was not the case

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered police investigations and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

JOHANNESBURG – Athletics South Africa's former acting CEO, Terrence Magogodela, has paid the money he fraudulently obtained from the National Lotteries Fund.

SIU investigations implicate former CEO

The Special Investigating Unit posted on its X account, @RSASIU, that during the SIU's investigation into the NLC, it discovered that Magogodela signed an application form for funding, which was to be used to build athletics tracks in the Northern Cape.

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The form indicated that Magogodela was the project coordinator for Indaba Yokulinda, which was supposed to receive the funds. However, he was not the project coordinator or a member. After the SIU pounced on him, he agreed to pay R388,733.05 and his assets were attached in 2022.

Magogodela's assets will be released to him as he has paid the total amount. The SIU's investigation into the NLC has implicated well-known public figures, including actor Presley Chweneyagae and Terry Pheto. Read the tweets here:

South Africans want the NPA to make arrests

While applauding the SIU's work, Netizens demanded arrests be made.

Matome said:

"I wish the other legs of the justice system could do their work."

Lesiba La Bokgomo said:

"What's with the NPA? This sounds like a straightforward case."

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Mamosehla asked:

"Did he disclose where he got the funds from? We all know corrupt people just circulate money from one tender to another."

Duncan said:

"Every single person wants to chow."

Hlabas said:

"Share proof of payment."

Former Eskom manager's assets to be sold to cover money gained from Eskom

In a similar article, Briefly News reported that the SIU will auction a former Eskom manager's home and asset.

Djuduzile Moyo, who worked for Kusile Power station, received almost R25 million from 23 payment certificates she signed from 2011 to 2014. The SIU will auction her mansion and two cars.

Source: Briefly News