They must jointly and severally repay R6 million. The SIU said only the first two grant payments, totalling R6 million, were released. “The falsified progress report and irregular approvals meant the NLC could not justify releasing the final tranche,” the SIU said. The Tribunal also upheld an earlier preservation order preventing former NLC employee Mr Sanele Dlamini from accessing his pension fund. SIU uncovers irregular funding processThe judgment follows an SIU investigation that found Motheo’s original application for more than R61.6 million had failed.