Articles for Raymond Joseph

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

Gauteng government’s buried corruption investigation (part one)

Forensic Audit into R500-million corruption in Department of Social Development was hidden. Non-profit organisations paid the price.

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News | 11 December 2024

Minister moves to appoint National Gambling Board members after ten years

Board positions have been vacant since 2014

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News | 4 December 2024

The accountants who helped loot the Lottery

Special Investigating Unit names five firms in Parliament

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News | 26 November 2024

Lottery blocks payment to lavishly funded music event

Dossier handed to Special Investigating Unit

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News | 25 November 2024

Former lottery executive fired after disciplinary hearing

A number of dismissed lottery officials who have lodged appeals, as well as suspended officials, continue to draw salaries

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News | 11 November 2024