Instead, he and his family allegedly defrauded the state and went on a massive spending spree.
Briefly.co.zalearned that Phohole works as a packer at a paint company became an intend millionaire.
The following 2 days saw the money being exchanged between the accounts.
Thobile Lamati, the director-general of the labour department revealed to parliament how Phohole received the fund. Source: Department of Labour/TwitterSource: Twitter
This was an attempt to obfuscate the source of the funds and confuse investigators.
TheSunday Timeshad tried to set up an interview with the family but they pulled out at the last moment.
A retired bus driver received a R4.7 million payout.
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