Cabinet appoints new lotteries commission board members
New board replaces the four-member board appointed by trade, industry and competition minister Ebrahim Patel in March last year
28 April 2023 - 13:35
Cabinet has appointed a new board to the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) which is the subject of ongoing investigations into extensive fraud and corruption by senior officials.
The new members of the NLC include Willie Hofmeyr, the former head of the Asset Forfeiture Unit in the National Prosecuting Authority who is a known corruption buster. The new board also includes former director-general of the department of trade & industry Lionel October and former head of the Competition Commission Thembinkosi Bonakele...
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