Zuko Komisa
- The SIU has secured a tribunal order to block a R500,000 pension payout to former NLC official Sibonelo Vilakazi.
- Investigations allege Vilakazi’s wife received R31.2 million in diverted grant funding via her company, ZZET Enterprises.
- The illicit funds were reportedly used to purchase a fleet of vehicles and multiple properties between 2019 and 2023.
A former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) official has had his retirement savings frozen as authorities move to recover millions in misappropriated funds linked to his family’s business interests.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal against Sibonelo Vilakazi, a former client liaison officer. The order halts a R500,000 pension payout following an investigation into systemic corruption within the NLC’s KwaZulu-Natal office.
The probe revealed that Vilakazi allegedly used his position to funnel money to his spouse, Nosipho Zanele Zuma. Through her company, ZZET Enterprises, Zuma reportedly received 48 payments totalling R31.2 million.
These funds were diverted from grants originally intended for care centres and football clubs.
Financial records show the money was used to purchase two Toyota Quantums, a Toyota Hilux, and two properties.
Following these findings, the NLC dismissed Vilakazi in October 2024 for gross misconduct.
The SIU confirmed it will continue to freeze assets and pursue civil recovery to reclaim the stolen state funds.
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