Lema was a "blue plan" front-company of theCivil Cooperation Bureau established inJohannesburg, South Africa with offices in Parktown by ex-policeman Leon André Maree. The company's name was derived from the first two letters of its founder's name and surname. It exported electronic appliances, computers, pocket calculators, and watches from South Africa to other African countries.[1]
Lema was funded with at leastR 40,000 by theSouth African Defence Force.