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 corruption-busting efforts have caused grant money to go unspent
By Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
Parliament | 29 May 2025
Announcement comes after months of litigation by another bidder
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 28 May 2025
A five-month temporary licence is not financially feasible, says Ithuba
Law | 28 May 2025
Findings were presented to SCOPA this week
News | 22 May 2025
Minister’s decision to delay lottery announcement was unconstitutional
Law | 21 May 2025
Money meant for Olympics roadshow was diverted to NLC officials
Law | 19 May 2025
And Goldrush-backed consortium picked for eight-year licence starting in 2026
News | 16 May 2025
Auditor-General find lots of problems, as the institution battles to recover from over a decade of mismanagement and corruption
Parliament | 14 May 2025
Workers demand higher wages and changes to the way the National Lotteries Commission is run
News | 8 May 2025
Parks Tau says he will announce successful bidder on 28 May
Law | 23 April 2025
Wina Njalo wants Parks Tau to announce the successful bidder by 9 May
Law | 11 April 2025
President files affidavit in bid by former Lotteries boss Alfred Nevhutanda to stop investigation
Law | 8 April 2025
Minister Tau backtracks on temporary licence, will announce permanent operator at end of May
News | 31 March 2025
SIU investigates unfinished arts centre backed by music legends Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu
By Raymond Joseph and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 25 March 2025
Judge says former NLC chief risk officer Marubini Ramatsekisa didn’t explain how he could live at an expensive golf estate while claiming to be unemployed
Law | 20 March 2025
Former acting chief operating officer and a Durban-based client liaison officer were summarily dismissed last year
News | 14 March 2025