Articles for Raymond Joseph
Lottery throws millions more at dodgy projects
The National Lotteries Commission has refused to disclose its beneficiaries. But we found them
By Raymond Joseph and Anton van Zyl
News | 25 May 2020
Lotto looter Lesley Ramulifho has committed fraud and perjury
Affidavit contains manipulated bank statements and forged signatures
News | 13 May 2020
Coca-Cola and Cape Town’s sweetheart Day Zero deal
How big business ignored the water restrictions and got away with it
By Steve Kretzmann and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 8 May 2020
Covid-19: Minister puts a stop to lottery ticket sales
Unclear why National Lotteries Commission was selling a non-essential good during lockdown
News | 25 April 2020
Covid-19: You can’t buy warm food, but you can buy Lottery tickets
No explanation offered as to why this has remained an essential good
Opinion | 24 April 2020
Covid-19: South Africa is racing to produce the masks needed to fight the virus
After a slow start, production has been ramped up
Feature | 22 April 2020
Dodgy off-the-shelf companies cash in on Lottery millions
Huge grants given to Lottopreneurs with no track record
News | 10 April 2020
Lottery was warned in 2014 about fraud – and yet it continued
Had all the recommendations been taken seriously hundreds of millions of rands would not have been wasted in subsequent years
News | 3 April 2020
Lottery officials fibbed about clean audits
NLC received a qualified audit for the 2017/18 financial year
News | 13 March 2020