Another Tsotsi star Presley Chweneyagae has been implicated in the continued National Lotteries Commission (NLC) fraud case being investigated by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
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According to 702, GroundUp investigative journalist Raymond Joseph revealed on Tuesday 13 December that over R67.5 million was obtained for tasks together with a musical occasion known as Taking Back the Future by the Southern African Youth Movement (SAYM) which the actor was reportedly an embassador of.
The information come a month after Chweneyagae’s co-star, Terry Pheto, was implicated in the identical scandal which entails the misappropriation of funds meant for the poor.
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HOW PRESLEY CHWENEYAGAE IS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED
Joseph says that he began his investigation in 2018. According to his findings, the SAYM present was billed to happen in three provinces in 2017 however there isn’t any proof of any of the occasions apart from photos of the opening night time.
“The only evidence I got was pictures from the opening night of the musical in Mahikeng,” Joseph stated.
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Chweneyagae — who performed the function of Tsotsi in the award-winning movie of the identical identify — is also well-known for his function as Cobra in The River. The actor is a also a author and director, and was listed because the co-writer and co-director of the SAYM present.
In addition, his organisation — known as the Presley Chwenengayae Foundation— was included in all branding on all content material associated to the undertaking and present together with a car funded by the NLC.
‘TAKE BACK THE FUTURE’ IS NOT THE ONLY SAYM PROJECT
According to News24, the musical is considered one of three tasks. The different two are a drug rehabilitation centre in Nelspruit, Mpumalang, in addition to an outdated age residence in Botshabelo in the Free State.
While Taking Back The Future obtained R15 million, the NLC annual reviews reveal that SAYM obtained funding of over R67.5-million from the Lottery in whole.
Joseph instructed 702 that Chweneyagae allegedly has an in depth relationship with a number of the officers from the NLC.
“He turned up regularly at their events. He knew them and was a part of the circle where he would even MC their events,” he stated.
The actor reportedly also works intently with SAYM government director Alfred Sigudhla who took on the director function at Chwenegayae’s basis in January 2012.
PRESLEY CHWENEYAGAE REMAINS MUM ON THE ALLEGATIONS
The actor has not but responded to the allegations. However, SAYM board chairperson Dr Lekgotla Mafisa denied that the Chweneyagae Foundation is related to the undertaking.
“The board of SAYM took word of the danger of affiliation [and] at its personal discretion suggested the NLC that Chweneyagae Foundation wouldn’t take part as an get together in the undertaking.
“We hope that you are not going to use Mr Chweneyagae maliciously to sensationalise his participation in the project, of which he is not a beneficiary. The SAYM is a beneficiary and not the Chweneyagae Foundation. Mr Presley Chweneyagae was not paid in his personal capacity,” Mafisa instructed Joseph.
In response to little proof of the present on the web or media, Mafisa stated that the paperwork had been destroyed because the occasion was over fives years outdated.
“Many organisations shred documents every five years as per sound document management standards, which we are sure you are familiar with,” he stated.
