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.
Another win for Lottery investigation team
GroundUp and Limpopo Mirror win journalism award
Brief | 11 November 2021
Lotteries Commission launches its own probe into dodgy R10m grant
But grant to children’s centre is already being investigated by the SIU
News | 14 October 2021
Lottery boss suspended as corruption probe heats up
Special Investigating Unit requested Phillemon Letwaba’s suspension
News | 8 October 2021
ANC councillor questioned over dodgy Lottery grant
Special Investigating Unit interviews Limpopo councillor Solly Mudau
News | 23 September 2021
Lottery made accusations against our reporter. Now it can’t back them up
Minister Ebrahim Patel responds to questions in Parliament
By James Stent
News | 15 September 2021
Television pastor and her cronies rake in millions in Lottery grants
Joyline Josamu is a pastor in the church of wealthy televangelist Chris Oyakhilome
News | 9 September 2021
Threat to journalist investigating Lottery corruption
Tebogo Sithathu’s organisation got grants totalling R9.7 million, but National Lotteries Commission won’t say what it was for
News | 30 August 2021
Auditor-General declines request to investigate irregular Lottery grants
Cape minstrel organisation needs an audit, says former MP
By Liezl Human
News | 23 August 2021
R10 million in Lottery funding for a Limpopo children’s centre didn’t go to any children
No one in the area seems to know how the money for the Tshimbupfe Drop-in Centre for destitute children was used
By Anton van Zyl and Kaizer Nengovhela
News | 19 August 2021