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.
Judge dismisses Lottery bid to have corruption probe declared “unlawful”
Court puts pay to Lottery’s squirming to avoid scrutiny
Law | 8 February 2022
Fowl play! Lottery board member received millions linked to Lottery grants
Grant beneficiaries made payments into William Huma’s home loan
Feature | 7 February 2022
Suspended Lottery boss faces disciplinary hearing
Phillemon Letwaba accused of using funds to enrich himself and his family
News | 20 January 2022
What happened to the Lottery money paid to fund games for intellectually impaired athletes?
R25 million seems to have disappeared without trace
News | 11 January 2022
Secrecy surrounds R80 million in Lottery funding for sports project
Politically connected businessman Solly Siweya pops up again
News | 9 December 2021
Fikile Mbalula demands R2 million from GroundUp reporters
He accuses us of defamation but does not point out any factual errors in our article
Law | 8 December 2021
MPs demand update on Special Investigation Unit’s Lottery probe
DA’s Mat Cuthbert says SIU has already missed a deadline given by the President
Brief | 8 December 2021
Lottery audit delayed as Auditor-General flags problems
Report on the National Lotteries Commission due in early December
By James Stent
News | 1 December 2021
The minister, the Lottery boss and the luxury R5.6 million home
The strange story of the house Fikile Mbalula offered to buy
By Raymond Joseph and Masego Mafata
Feature | 29 November 2021