Articles for Raymond Joseph

Hawks act on lottery looting cases

Within weeks of missing a parliamentary briefing, the Hawks submitted 13 lottery fraud dockets to prosecutors

What we know about the deal that caused the Sunday Times editor to be placed on “special leave”

Special Tribunal freezes two properties bought with lottery funds

Funds meant for an agricultural project to benefit 1,900 unemployed people were used to buy homes for directors of non-profit organisations

Report into R66-million netball lottery grant recommends litigation to recover funds

The Special Investigating Unit is probing the grant

Sunday World journalists were offered money to bring in advertising

The acting editor at the time, Ngwako Malatji, is connected to Lottery deals under SIU investigation

Sunday Times editor Makhudu Sefara placed on “special leave” after SIU announces investigation

Sefara was elected chair of the South African National Editors Forum despite concerns raised about his connections to the Lottery

Appointment of new lottery board chair inches forward

Names of three candidates submitted to Minister

Two insurance giants dominate SASSA funeral deductions

Clientèle Life, Sanlam and their subsidiaries collect R143-million every month for funeral policies directly from SASSA pension and disability grants

Chaos in Parliament as debate on new lottery board chair explodes

Debate on a shortlist of three candidates was suspended, then postponed, after MK and EFF MPs repeatedly raised points of order