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.
New measures to prevent Lotto looting
The National Lotteries Commission briefed Parliament on the steps it is taking to clean up the organisation
News | 22 September 2023
Lottery official’s bank accounts frozen because of suspicious payments
R32-million paid by hundreds of grassroots organisations into accounts of KZN NLC official and his wife
By Raymond Joseph and Ella Morrison
News | 15 September 2023
Doctor fails to block SIU from probing his Lottery connection
Court rules that John Marite has no case against Special Investigating Unit
Law | 12 September 2023
Lottery corruption: Limpopo couple’s bid to hold on to their luxury homes
I did nothing wrong, says Collins Tshisimba as the Special Investigating Unit moves to freeze two properties
Feature | 31 August 2023
Lottery looter is living the jet set life
“When life gives you lemons, buy a freaking jet” - Lesley Ramulifho
By Grethen de Waal, Ella Morrison and Raymond Joseph
News | 30 August 2023
Kwaito star Arthur Mafokate and the dodgy Lottery grant
Mafokate’s company invoiced a non-profit organisation over R1-million from a lottery grant for a music festival that never happened
News | 21 August 2023
Lottery loses court case after lawyer no-show
Judge unfreezes bank accounts of KZN company
By Tania Broughton and Raymond Joseph
Law | 17 August 2023
Exposed: The Sunday World’s lucrative partnership with the Lottery
The newspaper got millions of rands of Lottery advertising and also ran stories to counter exposés of corruption
By Raymond Joseph and Anton van Zyl
Feature | 3 August 2023
Businessman at centre of Lottery fund probe arrested for fraud
Petrus Sedibe charged with defrauding a trust fund
Brief | 24 July 2023