23/04/2026
“Allegedly”
SIU EXPANDS PROBE INTO LERUTLA CASE, TARGETS INFLUENCERS’ ASSETS
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has widened its forensic investigation into arrested Kagiso Lerutla.
The expanded probe will now include several high-profile social media personalities, with the SIU seeking access to bank accounts and asset registries.
Those named include, Thandeka Ngema, Sithelo Shozi, Honour Zuma
Investigators are probing allegations that public funds from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality may have been diverted to acquire luxury assets registered in the names of third parties.