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.
#DodgyLottery part four: R17 million has been spent on Kuruman facility
Feature | 12 August 2019
#DodgyLottery part three: R20 million has been spent on the Credo Mutwa Museum and Library, with very little to show for it
Feature | 7 August 2019
#DodgyLottery part two: The National Lotteries Commission has denied that companies linked to its COO are involved. We present evidence to the contrary.
Feature | 5 August 2019
#DodgyLottery part one: National Lotteries Commission COO Phillemon Letwaba linked to controversial grants
Feature | 1 August 2019
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