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.
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
Lottery promises to fight corruption
Minister Ebrahim Patel lays out measures that must be implemented
News | 17 July 2023
Fikile Mbalula in row over frozen luxury house
Affidavits claim he borrowed R3-million from Lottery bigwig’s wife
News | 27 June 2023
Labour court fires dishonest National Lotteries Commission employee
The client liaison officer was originally given a suspended dismissal for ten years for gross dishonesty on condition she did not re-offend
Law | 26 June 2023