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.
Mystery fires destroy cars on premises of Lottery corruption witnesses
Police investigating arson in both cases
News | 23 July 2020
GroundUp wins lottery court battle
Attempt to force us to stop publishing details of grants abandoned
Law | 21 July 2020
Parliament to order National Lotteries Commission to hand over details of all its grants
Refusal to do so would not “withstand constitutional scrutiny”, says parliamentary legal adviser
News | 15 July 2020
Ebrahim Patel says names of lottery-funded organisations should be made public
Minister makes it clear that he disagrees with National Lotteries Commission’s refusal to disclose recipients of grants
News | 1 July 2020
Government investigates lottery
Minister Ebrahim Patel confirms probe in letter to Parliament
News | 29 June 2020
“Lawfare” launched against GroundUp to stop us exposing lottery corruption
The National Lotteries Commission is a corrupt, captured state institution that is enabling the pillaging of poor people’s money
GroundView | 25 June 2020
Hijacked organisation gets millions in Lottery grants
Police demand proof before accepting criminal complaint
Feature | 22 June 2020
United Civil Society in Action sues GroundUp and the National Lotteries Commission
Case brought after GroundUp exposed dodgy grants and looting of funds
By Elna Schütz
News | 17 June 2020
Lottery fails to name beneficiaries of multimillion-rand Covid-19 fund
MP complains to Parliament about lack of disclosure
News | 11 June 2020