The Lottery and its discontents
Here are articles on who plays the South African Lottery, how the Lottery money is distributed, and dodgy dealings by the National Lotteries Commission and its recipients.
Judge takes hard line against Stalingrad tactics
Attorneys in Lottery case will have to explain why they should not pay costs personally on a punitive scale
Law | 19 March 2024
Previous Lottery board and management ignored corruption investigations
“These reports were stuck in offices and safes littered across the building”
News | 15 March 2024
Lottery’s looted R9.5-million would have made all the difference to Limpopo cyclists
Tata ma millions, tata to the chances of rural sports stars
News | 22 February 2024
Hawks and SIU raid accountants in lottery corruption investigation
Accountants allegedly prepared fraudulent financial statements to get lottery funding
News | 21 February 2024
“Criminal syndicate” was run inside the Lottery says SIU
Three-year investigation has revealed collusion between Lottery officials, former board members, lawyers and non-profit organisations
News | 16 February 2024
Hawks act against one of their own for Lottery corruption
Spokeperson Hangwani Mulaudzi and former Head of Risk at the National Lotteries Commission Marubini Ramatsekisa are both named in a dossier handed to prosecutors
By Raymond Joseph, Thembi Siaga and Anton van Zyl
Feature | 12 February 2024
Sunday World and Lottery corruption: time for an inquiry
Former editor of Sunday World Makhudu Sefara has not explained what happened
GroundView | 7 February 2024
SCA refuses to hear appeal by dodgy Lottery lawyer
The Legal Practice Council will now have to reconsider GroundUp’s complaint against Lesley Ramulifho
Law | 1 February 2024