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.
R10 million grant went to Gauteng company with no experience
Feature | 24 May 2019
Letter follows exposé of controversies over lottery funding
News | 22 May 2019
Department of Trade and Industry ordered investigation, but Lottery spins a different story
News | 16 May 2019
Trade and Industry minister Rob Davies orders investigation
News | 13 May 2019
Photos used to show progress building ablution facilities at different schools are of the same structures
By Anton van Zyl, Bernard Chiguvare, Kaizer Nengovhela and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 3 May 2019
Court refuses to hear urgent application from Lesley Ramulifho against GroundUp, The Citizen and Daily Dispatch
Brief | 17 April 2019
R2 billion distributed in 2017/18, but revenue not keeping up with demand for funding
Brief | 21 March 2019
Millions of South Africans buy Lottery tickets. There is growing evidence that their trust is being misused.
GroundView | 20 March 2019
R20m awarded to companies linked to Lesley Ramulifho whose other project is under investigation
Feature | 19 March 2019
National Lotteries Commission launches investigation into multi-million rand grants
News | 14 December 2018
Troubling questions for the COO of the National Lotteries Commission
By Raymond Joseph and Anton van Zyl
Feature | 22 November 2018
R28.3 million handed over to a boxing promoter with no experience in construction
By Kaizer Nengovhela and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 5 October 2018
How poor people keep the Lottery coffers filled
By Roxanne Joseph and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 1 March 2018
Museum showcases what the Western Cape looked like millions of years ago
By Roxanne Joseph and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 22 February 2018
Cuts affect services to poor communities
By Roxanne Joseph and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 21 February 2018
Sascoc depends on Lotto for its existence
By Roxanne Joseph and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 20 February 2018