Timeline: Terry Pheto, Thula Sindi’s ‘R5 million’ friendship
Actress Terry Pheto and her designer friend, Thula Sindi have been named in the R5 million chicken farm lottery embezzlement report.
Actress Moitheri “Terry” Pheto and her designer friend Thula Sindi have been named in the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) investigation.
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TERRY PHETO AND FASHION DESIGNER: R5 MILLION GRANT
TimesLIVE confirms that Terry Pheto and Thula Sindi are allegedly involved in the misappropriation of a R5 million grant intended for a poultry farm from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).
Pheto’s sister, Dimakatso is also mentioned in a report detailing the outcome of investigations by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) into allegations of corruption and maladministration in the NLC.
The publication adds that R5 million was granted to a company called Zibsibix by the NLC in December 2018. The fashion designer’s company, Black Planet Trading, received R140 000, Pheto’s companies and her personal bank account received R3.2 million. Her sister, Dimakatso received R124 000 and R315 000.
The fashion designer is trending after South Africans dug up his old tweets and started mocking his friendship with the actress.
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SOUTH AFRICANS DRAG THULA SINDI
@ISephara: “Meet Thula Sindi, designer extraordinaire, who has a passion for art and fashion. He also has a passion for money laundering and stealing NLC Lottery grant funds meant for rural farming co-operatives. In jail he will be free to design the best fabrics for his fellow inmates.”
@AmuFloyd: “Is Thula Sindi blocking everyone today? Anyways the chickens from the fake poultry farm have come home to roost for him and his fellow looters.”
@AmuEmperor: “Black people like Terry Pheto and Thula Sindi are my reason for saying just because someone is black. It doesn’t mean they have your interests at heart.”
@16_Baby10: “Bandla, Thula Sindi was writing long tweets here calling people out for corruption, kanti he ate?”
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TIMELINE OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP