‘They will not get my houses’: Lucky Montana hits back as SIU targets luxury properties
Former Prasa CEO Lucky Montana is challenging a legal move by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to preserve two of his luxury properties. The SIU alleges the properties were acquired through corruption related to a Prasa tender, while Montana denies the allegations and the validity of the asset freeze.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing efforts to combat high-level corruption in South African state-owned enterprises and the legal battles surrounding asset recovery.
Former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) CEO Lucky Montana has vowed to fight the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) legal action, insisting investigators “will not get any of my houses”.
This comes after the unit moved to preserve two luxury properties allegedly linked to corruption.
In a lengthy statement posted on X, Montana said: “The SIU will fail. I have read this script before, repeated so many times, in many different forms. As part of my peace, I stand still and watch. All I know is these will pass.
“The SIU and other organs of state continue to dream of the day they will feed on the carcass of Lucky Montana. But this will not happen, not in this lifetime. I wish the SIU all the best in this latest attempt, but they will not get any of my houses,” he said.
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