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.
GroundUp accused of breaching law by revealing details of grants
News | 3 February 2020
Companies linked to Phillemon Letwaba’s friends and family have received huge amounts of Lottery money
Feature | 28 January 2020
NLC investigating itself is like “turkeys voting for Christmas”, says MP in letter to minister Patel
Brief | 23 January 2020
Only a fraction of the R11 million grant appears to have gone to its intended purpose
Feature | 20 January 2020
It has massively increased spending on advertorials over the past few years
Analysis | 17 December 2019
R19 million a year paid to seven people
By Roxanne Joseph and Nompumelelo Mtsweni
Brief | 9 December 2019
Facility, which is unfinished after two years, is in Lottery COO’s village
Feature | 6 December 2019
UNISA survey gives insight into who plays the Lotto and why
Feature | 2 December 2019
A Gauteng company with no track record in construction was contracted to build a facility in the small Eastern Cape town of Storms River
Feature | 28 November 2019
Newspaper’s attack on our reporter is malicious
GroundView | 25 November 2019
GroundUp told to rather focus on investment conference
News | 13 November 2019
Questions asked about conflicts of interest and unfinished projects
Parliament | 6 November 2019
Minister Ebrahim Patel still failing to answer questions
News | 4 November 2019
Documents show that Lottopreneur Lesley Ramulifho used at least R5 million from a Lottery grant to pay for his luxury Pretoria house
Feature | 31 October 2019
Bank statements show that company directed by COO’s wife paid money into Lottery recipient’s account, yet she denies it
News | 25 October 2019
COO Phillemon Letwaba has been unable to explain the numerous anomalies in the funding of Lesley Ramulifho’s projects
Opinion | 23 October 2019