The minister of arts and culture Nathi Mthethwa has expressed"great relief" at the arrest of a suspect in the theft of R8-million from the Living Legends Legacy Programme trust fund.
According to a statement released by the department of arts and culture, the suspect, a Johannesburg resident was nabbed by the elite Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Unit, better known as the Hawks, in Durban on Saturday. Legendary singer and chairperson of the Living Legends Legacy Programme Letta Mbulu announced at a press conference in January that the funds had been stolen from the organisation's First National Bank account, which was set up in to honour living legends in the arts space and empower young artists.
"I stated this in January and I am stating it once more that that theft of such a grand scale has occurred is in itself atrocious. It is therefore with great relief that I have received the news that a suspect is now in custody. I have full confidence that the law will now take its course," Mthethwa said.
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