MINISTER DAVIES ON
NGB PRELIMINARY FORENSIC FINDINGS AND ONLINE GAMBLING
The preliminary
findings of a forensic investigation into the affairs of the National Gambling
Board (NGB) have amongst others revealed the irregular expenditure
of more than R3.6m and fruitless and wasteful expenditure of more
than R66 000. A law firm was irregularly appointed at a cost of over R2.2m and
the contract had to be cancelled.
This was announced
by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies during briefing to the
Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry in Cape Town.
The forensic
investigation also revealed that the NGB did not have a bank overdraft even
though the bank allowed it to use the facility several times. Davies said that
the office space of the National Gambling Board is more than double of the
required office space.
Minister Davies
commissioned the forensic investigation late last year following the
Auditor-General (AG) irregular findings against the NGB and the Board members.
He told the Portfolio Committee that the findings are not yet final as those
implicated still need to be given a chance to commend on the preliminary
findings of the forensic report. Board members resigned on 25
November last through their legal representative after being temporarily
removed by Minister Davies.
Davies also emphasized that online-gambling in South Africa is illegal and those involved
in such activities will face the might of the law.
“Anyone
operating illegally under the presumption that eventually they will be legalized ought to understand that they will not get a licence for this. South
Africans participating on online gambling have no defense or recourse if they
get rip-off. We are also talking to institutions that are dealing
with money laundering to ensure that banks are not processing such
transaction,” said Minister
Committee members
who were present, with exception of Democratic Alliance welcomed Minister
Davies preliminary findings of a forensic investigation and agreed that online
gambling should not be legalized. ANC Committee member, Priscilla
Tozama Mantashe questioned the motives of those who support online gambling.
“When someone would
support online gambling you wonder whose interest is the person promoting. A
person who is serving the poor people will not support online. The majority of
our people especially the poor do not understand online gambling,” Mantashe
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