Articles for Raymond Joseph

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Luxury home of Lottery “kingpin” frozen by Special Tribunal

Non-profit organisation headed by Alfred Sigudhla received nearly R70-million from the Lottery

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News | 5 June 2025

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Troubling questions as minister gives Ithuba another year to run lottery

On the face of it, Ithuba should have been excluded as it did not bid for the new permanent license and it has reached the maximum legal operating limit of ten years

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News | 2 June 2025

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NLC did nothing to stop 4,000 “delinquents” from getting grant funding

New corruption-busting efforts have caused grant money to go unspent

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Parliament | 29 May 2025

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SIU cracks down on lottery corruption, but NPA missing in action

Findings were presented to SCOPA this week

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News | 22 May 2025

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Ithuba poised to run Lottery for next 12 months — despite legal concerns

And Goldrush-backed consortium picked for eight-year licence starting in 2026

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News | 16 May 2025

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Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

State Attorney to take steps to evict them

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News | 3 April 2025

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Lottery ticket sales likely to be suspended from 1 June

Minister Tau backtracks on temporary licence, will announce permanent operator at end of May

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News | 31 March 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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