Articles for Raymond Joseph

R25-million and six years later, Soweto centre still needs millions to be completed

SIU investigates unfinished arts centre backed by music legends Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu

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News | 25 March 2025

Two more Lottery officials dismissed after appeals fail

Former acting chief operating officer and a Durban-based client liaison officer were summarily dismissed last year

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News | 14 March 2025

Minister issues tender for 12-month temporary lottery licence

Critics say this favours Ithuba, the current operator

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News | 6 March 2025

Lottery secretary resigns after pocketing R6-million while on suspension

Nompumelelo Nene, suspended two years ago, faced 145 disciplinary charges

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News | 4 March 2025

Forestry Department awarded R140-million tender to dodgy security company

Investigation finds the company submitted a fraudulent document in its bid but got the contract

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News | 3 March 2025

Court blocks former Lottery official from receiving money after sale of his luxury home

The house and other properties he owns were paid for with lottery money

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News | 28 February 2025

Decision on new Lottery operator postponed by a year. But Ithuba’s licence expires in May

No clarity on what happens to lotto ticket sales and NLC grants after expiry

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News | 24 February 2025

SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe

Department of Justice says a decision is “expected” by month-end

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News | 18 February 2025

Lottery paid R500,000 to company to probe computer breach that never happened

Forensic auditors found several red flags in the payment to Neo Solutions

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News | 6 February 2025

Lottery bosses turned to State Security Agency to investigate leaks

But things didn’t go the way they wanted

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News | 29 January 2025

FNB closes bank accounts of dodgy lottery-funded “activist”

Tebogo Sithathu is under investigation by the SIU over a series of multimillion-rand grants

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News | 16 January 2025

Announcement of new lottery licence operator postponed - again

The National Lotteries Commission will use its reserves to continue funding good causes if lottery ticket sales are suspended

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News | 24 December 2024

Sports organisation hides how R17-million Lottery funding was used

SIU is probing grants paid to Physical Education Institute of South Africa

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News | 20 December 2024

Leaked report exposes abuse of lottery money paid to minstrel group

No proof that promised “minstrels museum” ever existed

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Feature | 17 December 2024

Inside Gauteng’s R500-million corruption scheme (part two)

How a network of non-profit organisations, co-operatives and companies captured the department’s “sustainable livelihoods” budget

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Feature | 12 December 2024

“Pot” Stemmet faces charges over theft of Lottery-funded equipment

Machinery removed from “minstrel museum”

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News | 12 December 2024