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Swimming SA concedes SIU requested meeting over Franschhoek millions

Daily Maverick · · 1003 words · By Annemieke Thomaidis
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Situated in the heart of Franschhoek... is the 176-year-old Franschhoek High School.”
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The provided web results mention Franschhoek High School and a teacher retiring after 21 years, but none of the sources confirm the specific age of the school as 176 years.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 16, 2026 ... Very special tradition to now be apart of. Wishing the grade 8's an amazing journey through high school! 17w. Chrissi Litschka VanDyk.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 29, 2024 ... Williams, who is retiring after 21 years of devoted service at Franschhoek High School. Her dedication, warmth, and tireless efforts have ...
https://www.facebook.com/nied.edu.na/posts/a-bitter-sweet-fa…
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“This was supposed to be a state-of-the-art high performance centre, built by Swimming South Africa (SSA).”
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Multiple sources mention the 'Franschhoek High Performance Centre' and its association with Swimming South Africa (SSA), specifically in the context of funding and SIU probes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Swimming is the self- propulsion of a person through water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve a level…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · What is swimming as a sport and recreational activity? What are the main strokes used in swimming? How are swimming races usually organized and judged? What are some safety rules to follo…
https://www.britannica.com/sports/swimming-sport
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https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/
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“The SIU confirmed to Daily Maverick in 2025, and again in March 2026, that there was an active and ongoing investigation into the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant allocated to the Franschhoek High Performance Centre.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the SIU is investigating the project and the NLC funding associated with the Franschhoek High Performance Centre.
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web search NEUTRAL — SIU secures second settlement agreement from Imbizo Events in NLC Rio Games Roadshow grant investigation. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a ...
https://www.siu.org.za/siu-secures-second-settlement-agreeme…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 6, 2026 ... ... Special Investigating Unit (SIU) ... SSA confirms that it has lawfully received funding allocation from the National Lotteries Commission ...
https://swimsa.org/news/clarification-on-franschhoek-high-pe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 7, 2026 ... ... Special Investigating Unit (SIU) ... SSA blamed delays at the Franschhoek High Performance Centre on stalled national lotteries ...
https://www.news24.com/sport/other-sport/watersport/swimming…
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“In a statement released in February, SSA said: “SSA categorically places it on record that Swimming South Africa is not under investigation by the SIU...”, But on 20 May, SSA shifted its position, stating it had been notified for the first time of an investigation only this week when the SIU emailed a request for a meeting.”
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While there is evidence of an SIU probe, the specific timeline of the February denial and the May 20 acknowledgment is not corroborated by the provided search snippets, which focus on the existence of the probe rather than the specific sequence of SSA's statements.
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web search NEUTRAL — Swimming South Africa must be held accountable.“The DA further calls on Minister Mthethwa to obtain the Goldman Report regarding the investigation of sexual abuses at the federation, and to make it av…
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/swimming-south-africa-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Manamela said the SIU investigation under Proclamation R.88 of 2022 had identified key weaknesses in NSFAS governance, particularly the Solution Provider intermediary model and weak Memoranda of Agree…
https://iol.co.za/news/education/2026-05-04-nsfas-overhaul-u…
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“Swimming South Africa (SSA) received an email from the SIU (18 May 2026) asking to meet to discuss the Project which was awarded to Swimming South Africa by the NLC during 2023”
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The specific date of the email (May 18, 2026) and the request for a meeting are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, although the general investigation is confirmed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its headquarters is in Carbondale, Illinois.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Illinois_University
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 23, 2026 · Southern Illinois University is the right place for your college experience: in Carbondale, Illinois, SIU offers everything you need, plus extras that inspire.
https://siu.edu/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · We, along with our service providers and other third parties use cookies and other analytics, advertising, and tracking technologies on this site.
https://siusalukis.com/
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“The total cost of the project was set to be R111-million, with funding coming from various stakeholders.”
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Two independent sources explicitly mention the R111 million cost of the high-performance training center.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... Central to the project was a high-performance aquatics centre featuring a heated 50-metre swimming pool built to international standards ...
https://novanews.co.za/paarlpost/mckenzie-confirms-siu-probe…
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... ... Franschhoek High Performance Centre project. Stay in the know ... R111 million high- performance training center to rival the world's best.
https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesPostNewsPaper/posts/sport-ar…
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“So far, SSA has received about R50-million in funding, from World Aquatics (about R8.5-million), the NLC (about R35-million) and The Sports Trust (about R6-million).”
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Two independent sources confirm the specific funding breakdown: R8.5 million from World Aquatics, R35 million from NLC, and approximately R6 million from The Sports Trust.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 17, 2025 ... The reported funding sources were: * World Aquatics – R8.5 million * The Sports Trust – R6.2 million * National Lotteries (NLDTF) – R35 ...
https://www.facebook.com/100064262906664/posts/bombela-conce…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 28, 2024 ... Ndobela Lamola Inc refused to say how much they were paid for the reports, but the firm received R19-million in fees for work done for the NLC ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 29, 2026 ... SSA received funding from World Aquatics (around R8.5-million), the National Lotteries Commission (about R35-million) and The Sports Trust ...
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-01-29-swimming-…
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“The NLC funding, allocated in 2023, was intended to be paid in three tranches.”
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The provided evidence confirms the NLC funding amount and the year (2023), but does not mention the specific payment structure of 'three tranches'.
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“During a press briefing on 13 May, Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie confirmed that the NLC funding had been stopped.”
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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm Minister Gayton McKenzie's statement on May 13 regarding the stopping of funding.
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