By: Natasha Archary
Presley Chweneyagae is the second Tsotsi actor to be implicated in the National Lottery scandal being investigated by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
Chweneyagae’s involvement in the multimillion fraud case comes a month after his co-star, Terry Pheto was accused of misappropriation of funds intended for the poor.
As reported by News24, over R67.5 million was paid to the Southern African Youth Movement (SAYM) which the actor was said to be the ambassador of.
Presley Chweneyagae was a co-writer and co-director of a musical show, Taking Back The Future, which reportedly received R15 million from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).
The show was supposed to have taken place in three provinces as part of the agreement in 2017, however there is no proof that this was the case.
According to the publication, Chweneyagae’s foundation was involved with the project, and the actor worked very closely with the SAYM executive director, Alfred Sigudhla.
While the Tsotsi actor has remained silent on his involvement in the scandal, SAYM chairperson, Dr Lekgotla Mafisa denied that the Chweneyagae Foundation was linked to the project.
During an interview Mafisa said it was clear that the SIU was using Chweneyagae’s name to sensationalise his involvement in the project in order to make headlines.
Mafisa said that the actor was not a beneficiary at all and received no funds in his personal capacity.
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