According to Dubula, the R30,000 (\u20ac1,618) she received was payment for a performance at a public event and not part of any fraudulent arrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her response follows the release of a Special Investigating Unit (SIU)<\/strong> report examining the use of a R24.98m (\u20ac1.34m) NLC grant awarded to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC)<\/strong> to support South Africa\u2019s participation in the 2016 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The SIU found that part of the grant was diverted after it left SASCOC. The organisation retained R150,000 (\u20ac8,092) before transferring about R24.8m (\u20ac1.33m) to the Msutsukhoni Foundation, which investigators said had only a small account balance before receiving the grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Investigators allege the foundation shared the funds with several companies and individuals, including R15.35m (\u20ac827,970) to Ironbridge Travel Agency, R7.2m (\u20ac388,364) to Msutsukhoni Holdings, R3m (\u20ac161,819) to Mosokodi Business Trust, R2m (\u20ac107,879) to Ndzhuku Trading, and R600,000 (\u20ac32,364) to former NLC legal affairs official Tsietsi Maselwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The report also lists payments of R450,000 (\u20ac24,273) to former NLC chief operating officer Philemon Letwaba, R85,000 (\u20ac4,585) each to Benza Consulting and Mbizo Events, R50,000 (\u20ac2,697) to television presenter Minenhle Dlamini, and R30,000 (\u20ac1,618) to Dubula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like other beneficiaries identified in the investigation, the report recommends that Dubula repay the R30,000 (\u20ac1,618) she received, saying the payment came from grant money later found to have been misused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dubula, however, maintains that she fulfilled a legitimate performance contract at an event held in Gqeberha. She said she was hired to perform, delivered the agreed service and received payment accordingly. She added that any questions about the source of the funds should be directed to the event organisers rather than the performers engaged for the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The SIU maintains that civil recovery proceedings should be pursued against beneficiaries who received funds traced to the grant, including those who were not directly involved in administering it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some recipients, including Dlamini and Mbizo Events<\/strong>, have repaid the funds they received, although Dlamini previously clarified that her payment was for hosting the Gqeberha event and that she was unaware of the source of the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The findings form part of the SIU\u2019s wider investigation into alleged irregularities in the distribution and use of NLC funding. Several matters arising from the probe have resulted in recommendations for civil recovery, disciplinary action and criminal investigation as authorities continue efforts to recover misappropriated public funds.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/10\/bigstock-Law-book-with-wooden-judges-ga-117942797-300x200.jpg\")
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