The Lottery and its discontents

Gardener mauled to death by former Lottery boss’s guard dog

Stevens Mabuse, who worked for Phillemon Letwaba, was killed by a pit bull when he came home in the early hours

Lottery board vindicated by legal opinion

The National Lotteries Commission was correct to return money to Treasury

Lottery spent over R1-million on lawyers to stop GroundUp exposing corruption

Attacks were also launched on the integrity of our reporter

Lottery spent R1.5-million on “lawfare” to try to stop Minister Ebrahim Patel’s anti-corruption battle

For years, costly and sustained litigation funded by public money was launched against Patel

Lottery blows millions of rands on lawyers

Previous minister suggested that previous Lottery management and board colluded with law firms

Minister says he won’t bow to pressure on the Lottery

Minister responds to attack on the Lottery

And NLC Board Chairperson Barney Pityana explains why the Lottery returned R300-million to Treasury

The men behind the attack on the Lottery

Three MPs and a former beneficiary spearhead criticism of the new board and management

Coordinated attack on new Lottery board

MPs take the side of those implicated in corruption, and tear into new administration without offering evidence of wrongdoing