The companies are PKT Consulting, which is involved with the construction of an old age home and library and museum complex, and Kaone Wethu, which is involved at the old age home. 

The NLC has denied these companies are contracted to the two projects.

In response to questions from GroundUp, the NLC said that Letwaba denied any conflict of interest in the granting of funding and has referred the matter to his lawyer. Letwaba has not answered questions GroundUp sent to him via his lawyer.

GroundUp visited Kuruman in July to investigate three different projects funded by the Lottery worth almost R60 million. All three received proactive funding in 2017. Proactive funding allows the Minister of Trade and Industry or the NLC to choose projects to fund before receiving applications.

The Kuruman projects that were funded are the Lethabong Old Age Home for R23 million, the Credo Mutwa Museum and Library for R19.6 million, and the Sanctuary Drug Rehabilitation Centre for R17 million.

The drug rehabilitation centre, like the multimillion-rand Lottery-funded old age home in Kuruman, is still incomplete despite receiving R17 million in proactive funding from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) almost two years ago.

The rehab will be run under the auspices of Sanctuary Ministries, a Kimberley-based non-profit organisation.

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