Lasizwe โhauntedโ by R2m student donation scandal
Lasizwe has responded to recurrent rumours that he pocked R2 million in donations he raised for student fees in 2021โฆ
Lasizwe has revisited the pain of the R2 million student fee crowdfunding initiative he wasย accused of pocketingย several years ago.
In 2021, the influencer started the #R10GoesALongWay initiative to help students around South Africa pay their registration and tuition fees.
LASIZWE RESPONDS TO CRITICISM OF โMISSINGโ STUDENT MONEY
On his X platform, Lasizwe once again addressed accusations he pocketed R2 million he had raised to aid South African students.
He posted: โFour years ago, I was dragged through the mud over claims that I stole R2 million yama students, which was false and itโs lies. Till this day, that accusation still haunts me.
He continued, โ Iโm seeing people joking about it now, but you donโt understand the damage it caused. Iโve spent four years trying to clear my name from something I didnโt do.โ
In 2022, Lasiwe attempted to clear the confusion on the money he had raised.
He toldย TshisaLive:ย โThis has been popping up, Iโve been ignoring it. It was long overdue for me to respond and say what happened because people were terrorising me on social media and saying I ate the 2 million. I didnโt even see a cent of that 2 million.
โEverything was transferred to the Fundi organisation and they handled the proceedingsโ.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE R2 MILLION?
In March 2021, Lasizwe, along with fellow stars Sibu Mabena, Takkies Dinwiddy, and King Aya, started the #R10GoesALongWay initiative to raise funds to assist students during the โFees Must Fallโ protests around the country.
In just a few days, Lasizwe and co. raised R1 million and were matched with another R1 million in a pledge made by Standard Bank.
However, there was no word on the cash until August of that year when Lasizwe claimed that whilst over R2 million had been raised, they had onlyย received half the money due to red tape delays.
He told the media, โSome companies that pledged to the initiative had to get tax clearances. And itโs been a long process. Fundi [Bursary fund FundiFund] has its own protocols it needs to adhere to.โ
According to Fundi Funโsย website, the moneyย hasย been used to assist students.
It said: โOver three years, over 480 students were funded for their registration within the various accredited institutions to the value of R2.2millionโ.
