Lucky Montana is a South African entrepreneur, media face, former CEO of PRASA, and Internet celebrity, who is born between 1963-1968 in Pretoria. He is in the topmost searches of Google because he has been accused of corruption by the Zondo Commission.
Zondo Commission also said that he used the public funds inappropriately and abused his power too. He has been fired from his designation of CEO. The case is going wider day by day. Apart from this, he has been served the position of Deputy Director-General of public transport in South Africa.
Quick Facts & Wiki
| Full Real Name | Tshepo Lucky Montana. |
| Known as | Lucky Montana. |
| Age (as of 2020) | 52-57 years old. |
| Year of Birth | 1963-1968. |
| Profession | Former CEO of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) |
| Profile | Twitter: @LuckyMontana19 |
| Place of Birth | Mamelodi, Pretoria, South Africa. |
| Ethnicity | Mixed. |
| Education | BA in Social Science. Honors Degree in Social Research Methods. |
| Alma mater | The University of Cape Town. |
| Weight (approx.) | In Kilograms: 69-75 kg. In Pounds: 152-165 lbs. |
| Net worth | USD 8-10 million (approx.). |
| Height (approx.) | In Feet Inches: 5′ 9″. In Meters: 1.79 m. In Centimetres: 179 cm. |
| Nationality | African. |
| Eye Color | Black. |
| Hair Color | Black. |
| Length of Hair | Short. |
| Religion | Christianity. |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries. |
Biography
Lucky was born between the years 1963-1968 in Mamelodi, Pretoria, South Africa. His full name is Tshepo Lucky Montana. His sun sign as per his name is Aries.
He has completed his primary education at a local school in Mamelodi. He took admission to the University of Cape Town to complete his Bachelor of Arts in Social Science. He has also completed his honors in Social Research Methods.
Family & Ethnicity
Tshepo has not disclosed the names and profession of his father and mother, but from the sources, we came to know that his father is a businessman and his mother is a house maker. He learned the values and etiquette from them.
As per the sources, we came to know that he belongs to the Christian religion and his ethnicity is of mixed background.
Lucky Montana’s Wife & Children
Montana is a bit reserved person and doesn’t mix his personal and professional lives. He has not given any information related to his wife and marriage. After surfing a lot on Internet, we could not find any details about his children.
Career
Lucky was appointed as the CEO of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) in 2009. His work was to supervise the testing and commissioning new commuter rail system of South Africa. He was doing the work with complete loyalty. In 2015, he was fired from his job for abusing his powers.
He has also given the work as South Africa’s Deputy Director-General In-charge of Public Transport. His role was to look upon the work done by contractors and give contracts to the efficient ones but he gave the works and tenders to his known persons. He does partiality and in this way, he stole a big amount of money from the funds.
Net Worth
Lucky Montana has summed up a huge amount of money from his former work. He would be getting paid USD 80-90k per month (approx.) as the CEO of PRASA. A rough calculation of Lucky’s net worth is at USD 8-10 million approximately.
Cars & Property Auctioned
Montana has not paid the taxes of around R1.8 million and has also borrowed the money from South Africa Revenue Services. He was unable to pay back the amount and taxes on time, so his 2 branded cars and movable property were taken by them.
Later, in September 2020, his branded cars and property were auctioned to recover the money, he borrowed. He was unable to stop the auction because he doesn’t have enough amounts at that time.
Lucky Montana’s Case
On 16 April 2021, Tshepo was accused by the Zondo Commission that he abuses his powers and gave the tenders to either his friends or to people who are loyal to him. He was also convicted as the state-capture.
He said that all the faults are baseless and untrue as the commission has no evidence to prove him a victim. In fact, the Commission is biased and had all pre-determined plans to prove him guilty. Commission also said that he uses the money of the public to create his own assets and property.
Popo Molefe’s Matter
The former board chairperson of PRASA, Popo Molefe, claims against him. On this, Montana said that the commission has not allowed Popo to give his statements and he also has no issues with his shreds of evidence. Montana further stated that Popo has played politics and has shown PRASA as an inappropriate organization.
Trivia About Lucky Montana
- He worked at many positions in the transport sector.
- Montana said that the ANC would put pressure on state-owned enterprise’s CEO to fund party activities.
- Lucky has requested the commission to called Ramaphosa before them to clear the ANC’s misconceptions.
- He buys the property worth of billion dollars from his work at PRASA, claimed by the Zondo Commission.
- Montana tweets that the commission should say to all the culprits that if they will lie to them then they have to face the results.
- He has replied to many tweets on his official Twitter account and updates each piece of information, which was going through to him at this time.
