{"id":35608,"date":"2025-12-23T20:13:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=35608"},"modified":"2025-12-23T20:26:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:26:42","slug":"minnie-dlamini-rejects-claims-of-stealing-nlc-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/12\/23\/minnie-dlamini-rejects-claims-of-stealing-nlc-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnie Dlamini rejects claims that she stole NLC funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35610\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8wqVD5WsAAf9pZ-770x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8wqVD5WsAAf9pZ-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8wqVD5WsAAf9pZ-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8wqVD5WsAAf9pZ-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8wqVD5WsAAf9pZ-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8wqVD5WsAAf9pZ-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8wqVD5WsAAf9pZ-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8wqVD5WsAAf9pZ.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: @minniedlamini\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Media personality, Minenhle &#8216;Minnie&#8217; Dlamini, has denied allegations that she stole money from the National Lottery Commission (NLC) in 2016, accusing the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) of unfairly damaging her reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Dlamini is reportedly among several beneficiaries who received funding through the Mshandukani Foundation, a non-profit organisation implicated in the SIU\u2019s investigation into the misuse of NLC funds.<\/p>\n<p>She says she was booked at the time for a professional engagement and was paid R50,000 for services that ultimately did not take place. 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the Mshandukani Foundation as part of the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The funds were intended to support the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Roadshow but were reportedly not used for that purpose.<\/p>\n<p>SIU spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago said the Mshandukani Foundation received approximately R24.8 million from the National Lotteries Commission.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-35608-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Audio-2025-12-22-at-11.29.43.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Audio-2025-12-22-at-11.29.43.mp4\">https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Audio-2025-12-22-at-11.29.43.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>He added that Dlamini had fully cooperated with the investigation and acknowledged that the funds were not lawfully due to her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SIUWorkingForYou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SIUWorkingForYou<\/a>| The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has successfully concluded a settlement agreement with Ms. Minenhle Dlamini, one of the beneficiaries of funds irregularly received from the Mshandukani Foundation NPO as part of the ongoing investigation into the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d6Xef1FozZ\">pic.twitter.com\/d6Xef1FozZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Special Investigating Unit (SIU) (@RSASIU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSASIU\/status\/2003023310733316377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>SIU freezes property linked to late actor Presley Chweneyagae<\/p>\n<p>The unit has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze a residential property in Hesteapark, Pretoria, linked to Chweneyagae, his spouse, and several other respondents in an NLC corruption case.<\/p>\n<p>The property is alleged to have been purchased with approximately R889,000 diverted from a R15 million NLC grant intended for youth arts programmes.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations revealed that the grant was approved for the Southern African Youth Movement NPO and was later channelled through Domestic Baboon (Pty) Ltd \u2014 a company solely owned by Chweneyagae \u2014 to acquire the private residence.<\/p>\n<p>The preservation order prohibits the sale, transfer, lease, or disposal of the property pending the finalisation of civil proceedings, which the SIU is expected to institute within 60 court days.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SIUWorkingForYou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SIUWorkingForYou<\/a>| SIU FREEZES PROPERTY LINKED TO LATE ACTOR PRESLEY CHWENEYAGAE, SPOUSE AND CO-RESPONDENTS IN NLC CORRUPTION CASE<\/p>\n<p>The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze a residential property in Hesteapark,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mmfACPuDFd\">pic.twitter.com\/mmfACPuDFd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Special Investigating Unit (SIU) (@RSASIU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSASIU\/status\/2003398117278785947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Written by: Odirile Rabalao<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media personality, Minenhle &#8216;Minnie&#8217; Dlamini, has denied allegations that she stole money from the National Lottery Commission (NLC) in 2016, accusing the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) of unfairly damaging her reputation. 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