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President Ramaphosa expands the SIU’s National Lotteries Commission probe

# President Cyril Ramaphosa has expanded the Special Investigating Unit’s probe into the National Lotteries Commission. The scope of the original proclamation has been extended to include fraud and corruption involving procurement by the commission. The amended proclamation also adds 21 new categories of procurement and contracting to the investigation. The SIU’s initial investigation was divided into three phases, valued at approximately two-billion-rand. It says it is concluding the third phase and will proceed with civil litigation.