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Sascoc made provision for R150,000 to pay back amid SIU investigation into illegal lotto grant

Timeslive · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 328 words · By David Isaacson
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The R150,000 in irregular lotto funding that the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) must pay back had allegedly been provided for, sources say.

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Topics 2

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What happened

The R150,000 in irregular lotto funding that the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) must pay back had allegedly been provided for, sources say.

Why it matters

Sascoc president Barry Hendricks had warned in 2023 that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) was probing the organisation in relation to lotto funding from 2016.

Common ground

The umbrella sports body, which these days enjoys healthy sponsorships and a better reputation, reported a R7m surplus for the year ending March 31 2025.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-06-sascoc-made-provision-for-r150000-t…

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “R3m to Mosokodi Business Trust, which was also linked to Letwaba”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “the NLC approved R24.98m within six days”
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Two independent sources (SAnews and allAfrica.com) explicitly state that the NLC approved the R24.98 million grant within six days.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Special Tribunal has granted an order to the Special Investigating Unit.Despite the foundation’s lack of track record, the NLC approved R24.98 million within six days,” the SIU said. The money was…
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/siu-further-cracks-do…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Special Tribunal preservation order has frozen R25-million in assets purchased with money stolen from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).Despite the foundation's lack of track record, the NLC a…
https://allafrica.com/stories/202505200053.html
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) is a Schedule 3A Public entity that was established in terms of the Lotteries Act 57 of 1997, as amended, to regulate the National Lottery, Sports Pools and soc…
https://www.nlcsa.org.za/
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Claim 3: “Sascoc president Barry Hendricks had warned in 2023 that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) was probing the organisation in relation to lotto funding from 2016”
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Web search results explicitly state that Sascoc president Barry Hendricks warned in 2023 about the SIU probe regarding lotto funding from 2016.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... Sascoc president Barry Hendricks had warned in 2023 that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) was probing the organisation in relation to ...
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-06-sascoc-made-pro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 30, 2023 ... SASCOC president Barry Hendricks has compared and bemoaned its budget in comparison to larger Olympic committee's as the reason for the lack of ...
https://www.facebook.com/insidethegames/posts/sascoc-preside…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 5, 2026 ... 98 million. The National Lottery Commission (NLC) originally allocated this money to fund the Sascoc Rio 2016 Olympic tour. A report by the ...
https://www.facebook.com/zesty.wabholo.live/posts/gospel-sta…
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Claim 4: “Their attempt to clear their names at a committee of inquiry into Sascoc in early 2018 backfired”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “Sascoc applied for the funding in July that year on behalf of the Mshandukani Foundation, an NPO that was registered just four months earlier”
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Multiple sources confirm Sascoc applied for funding in July 2016 on behalf of the Mshandukani Foundation, which was registered just four months prior.
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web search NEUTRAL — In July 2016, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) applied for funding on behalf of Mshandukani Foundation, claiming it would ...
https://www.siu.org.za/siu-secures-24-9-million-preservation…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 16, 2025 ... ... Mshandukani Foundation NPO, registered just four months before receiving the grant. “In July 2016, the South African Sports Confederation ...
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/siu-further-cracks-do…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... The Special Tribunal has ordered the South African Sports Confederation and Olympics Committee (SASCOC) and entities linked to former NLC ...
https://groundup.org.za/article/lottery-olympics-scammers-mu…
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Claim 6: “R7.23m to Mshandukani Holdings, which was controlled by foundation member Mashudu Shandukani”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the transfer of R7.23m to Mshandukani Holdings.
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Claim 7: “direct payment of R450,000 to Letwaba”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “The CEO of Sascoc at the time, Tubby Reddy, and the CFO, Vinesh Maharaj, were fired in 2017 over various allegations”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 9: “R600,000 to former NLC legal manager Tsietsi Maseiwa”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 10: “The umbrella sports body... reported a R7m surplus for the year ending March 31 2025”
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While search results mention financial years ending March 31, 2025, none of the provided evidence snippets explicitly confirm a R7 million surplus for Sascoc for that specific period.
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web search NEUTRAL — affairs of the entity for the financial year ended on 31 March 2025. ... of the entity for the year ended 31 March 2025 and, based on the information ...
https://www.siu.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/SIU-2024-2…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 30, 2023 ... SASCOC receives R28 million (£1.3 million) over four years”. This raises serious questions around the lack of funds allocated to SASCOC to ...
https://www.facebook.com/insidethegames/posts/sascoc-preside…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2025 ... ... Report for the 2024-2025 financial year to the. Parliament of South Africa. ... March 2022, and is aligned with our five-year strategy. The ...
https://nationalgovernment.co.za/entity_annual/4293/2025-sou…
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Claim 11: “The SIU recently said it had obtained an order from the Special Tribunal to freeze assets worth R24.98m relating to a National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant paid to Sascoc before the 2016 Rio Olympics”
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Multiple independent sources (Facebook/SIU, eNCA, and other news reports) confirm the SIU obtained a Special Tribunal order to freeze assets worth approximately R24.98 million related to the NLC grant for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2026 ... #LOTTOHEIST| SIU SECURES R24.9 MILLION PRESERVATION ORDER IN ALLEGED NLC CORRUPTION The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a ...
https://www.facebook.com/RSASIU/posts/lottoheist-siu-welcome…
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web search NEUTRAL — In April 2025, the SIU obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal freezing assets worth R24.9 million, including two luxury properties and a ...
https://www.siu.org.za/siu-secures-second-settlement-agreeme…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2026 ... The order was handed down by the Special Tribunal following an investigation by the Special Investigating Unit which, according to the unit, ...
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/siu-claws-back-nearly…
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Claim 12: “R15.35m was given to Ironbridge Travel Agency, which was linked to former NLC COO Phillemon Letwaba”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the transfer of R15.35m to Ironbridge Travel Agency.
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Claim 13: “Sascoc allegedly transferred R24.83m to the Mshandukani Foundation’s account in three tranches, keeping R150,000 for itself”
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Multiple sources (The Witness and others) confirm Sascoc transferred R24.83 million to the Mshandukani Foundation in three tranches and retained R150,000.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 7 July 2016, SASCOC applied for a grant of R34.83 million from the NLC as a conduit for the Mshandukani Foundation. This came after the Mshandukani ...
https://www.siu.org.za/siu-welcomes-r25-million-repayment-or…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2026 ... The SIU said when funding was secured, SASCOC promptly transferred R24.83 million to the Mshandukani Foundation in three tranches. This ...
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/siu-claws-back-nearly…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2026 ... 83 million to the Mshandukani Foundation in three tranches, despite the entity not meeting basic funding requirements. This included the absence ...
https://witness.co.za/news/2026/06/27/siu-investigation-expo…
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Claim 14: “Reddy has since died”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 15: “The money was paid over on July 20 2016”
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While multiple sources confirm the application happened in July 2016, the specific date of payment as July 20, 2016, is not corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — “On 7 July 2016, SASCOC applied for a grant of R34.83 million from the NLC as a conduit for the Mshandukani Foundation.Among the payments identified were: • R450 000 paid to Letwaba. • R600 000 paid t…
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/siu-claws-back-nearly…
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web search NEUTRAL — In July 2016, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) submitted a grant application to the NLC on behalf of the newly formed foundation.
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3414901-siu-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Tribunal declared the R24.98 million payment from the NLC to SASCOC unlawful. It found the grant was tainted by misrepresentation, maladministration, and unlawful enrichment.
https://www.enca.com/news/siu-claws-back-r2498m-diverted-nlc…
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Claim 16: “The R150,000 in irregular lotto funding that the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) must pay back had allegedly been provided for”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Sascoc made financial provision for the R150,000 repayment of irregular lotto funding.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... The R150,000 in irregular lotto funding that the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee must pay back had been provided ...
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/2026-06-06-sascoc-made-pro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2026 ... The Tribunal declared the R24.98 million payment made by the NLC to SASCOC unlawful, set it aside, and found that misrepresentation, ...
https://www.facebook.com/RSASIU/photos/lottoheist-siu-welcom…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2026 ... SIU Secures Tribunal Judgment Ordering SASCOC and Others to Repay Nearly R25 Million in Unlawful NLC Grant The Special Investigating Unit ...
https://www.facebook.com/lizokagodide.omuhle/posts/siu-secur…
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