The key players in a R6 million scam in which the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) approved a grant to build a sports complex in Soweto have been ordered to jointly repay the money. The grant was allocated in terms of the NLC’s “proactive funding” policy, which became a key mechanism for wide-spread looting. Judge Andre Petersen has ruled that several individuals, their companies and former NLC officials must repay R6 million, and pay the legal costs of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). He prepared the proactive funding proposal recommending that Motheo receive R9 million to construct the Protea Glen Sports Complex. “No evidence has been produced that any part of this was used towards the construction of the sports complex,” Petersen said.