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.
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
MPs row over Lottery board selection
Three people shortlisted for Minister Ebrahim Patel to choose from
News | 12 March 2021
Lottery millions used for board member’s luxury home
And the mysterious payments he received from a company linked to the suspended COO
Feature | 3 March 2021
Parliament shortlists eight candidates for Lottery chair
Public has until 8 March to comment or raise objections
Brief | 26 February 2021
Appointment process of new Lottery board chair restarts
Minister Patel extends tenure of acting chair despite objections
Brief | 24 February 2021
Lotto’s R26 million half-built Limpopo old age home
Looters move in after building site abandoned
By Anton van Zyl, Tshifhiwa Mukwevho and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 28 January 2021