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 supporters march against journalists who exposed corruption
Memo calls on Ebrahim Patel not to suspend the National Lottery Commission’s board
By Elna Schütz
News | 6 March 2020
Zibsifusion: a case study of Lottery corruption
Toilets were promised to schools with pit latrines, but never delivered
Feature | 3 March 2020
The Lottery and the missing minstrel museum
Six years ago the Lottery gave R13 million for a museum which still does not exist
Feature | 21 February 2020
Pressure grows for Parliament to “get to the bottom” of accusations against Lottery
“The NLC’s game plan is to bully and threaten anyone who looks to make allegations or substantiate allegations against it,” says MP
By Elna Schütz
News | 5 February 2020
Lottery threatens criminal charges against journalists
GroundUp accused of breaching law by revealing details of grants
News | 3 February 2020
Lottery paid millions of rands to COO’s wife’s company
Companies linked to Phillemon Letwaba’s friends and family have received huge amounts of Lottery money
Feature | 28 January 2020
Member of Parliament calls for Lottery board to be fired
NLC investigating itself is like “turkeys voting for Christmas”, says MP in letter to minister Patel
Brief | 23 January 2020
Money from Lottery goes to cousin of National Lotteries Commission boss
Only a fraction of the R11 million grant appears to have gone to its intended purpose
Feature | 20 January 2020
Is the National Lotteries Commission countering media exposés with advertising?
It has massively increased spending on advertorials over the past few years
Analysis | 17 December 2019