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.
Lottery fast tracks R500,000 grant for Simphiwe Dana’s extravaganza
Funding was awarded just weeks after the company was registered, and after the event took place
News | 10 May 2021
GroundUp takes lawyers’ council to court
Incompetent LPC decision has given the green light to lawyers who wish to commit fraud
GroundView | 3 May 2021
Lottery spends millions fighting former employees
The National Lotteries Commission has already spent R5.7 million in only one of its legal battles
Brief | 28 April 2021
Litigious Lottery spends millions of rands on lawyers
The National Lotteries Commission has ongoing legal battles against Ebrahim Patel, former employees, and others trying to hold it accountable
Law | 22 April 2021
Labour Court rules against Lottery’s unfair dismissal of senior employee
Judge said NLC’s action “flagrantly disingenuous as well as cynical”
News | 13 April 2021
NLC Commissioner misleads Parliament – again
Dodgy lawyer paid millions in Lottery grants while also doing legal work for NLC
News | 9 April 2021
Minister and Lottery board “at war” over new chair
Numerous Lottery grants are being investigated for corruption
News | 31 March 2021
Marius Fransman, the Cape minstrels and the Lottery millions
New information bolsters the concern that public money may have been used for an ANC election campaign
News | 25 March 2021
Minister Patel deals lottery corruption a blow
The National Lotteries Commission has been using a regulation of the Lotteries Act to hide information
News | 19 March 2021