Gambling board advisor quits after investigation

Caroline Kongwa, the chief strategic advisor of the National Gambling Board (NGB) for the past six years, resigned last month after being informed of the findings of an independent audit.

- Raymond Joseph

The NGB regulates the almost R60 billion gambling industry in South Africa.

Audit firm TSU Investigation Services found that performance bonuses paid to Kongwa "were not approved in line with the NGB performance management policy and [are] thus deemed irregular expenditure".

TSU also found that expenditure relating to "international travel" by Kongwa "can be deemed irregular expenditure".

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau was responding to parliamentary questions posed by DA MP Toby Chance.