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.
The Lottery COO and the mysterious payments
Bank statements show that company directed by COO’s wife paid money into Lottery recipient’s account, yet she denies it
News | 25 October 2019
Lotteries Commission is trying to sell you horse manure
COO Phillemon Letwaba has been unable to explain the numerous anomalies in the funding of Lesley Ramulifho’s projects
Opinion | 23 October 2019
How a lawyer used a Lottery-funded project as his personal ATM
Lesley Ramulifho paid for fancy restaurants, high-end interior decor and work on a Porsche using money meant for a drug rehab
Feature | 22 October 2019
NLC response to Sershan Naidoo’s allegations
Lottery fund distributor says it follows the “spirit and letter of the law”
Right to reply | 10 October 2019
Former National Lotteries Commission executive heads to Labour Court
Sershan Naidoo says he was questioning the use of Lottery funds
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 9 October 2019
Lottery whistleblower pays a high price
But evidence supports his allegations
Feature | 19 September 2019
Ebrahim Patel recommends criminal case in Lottery debacle
Minister expresses displeasure with Lottery’s own investigation into controversial grant
News | 6 September 2019
DTI washes its hands of lottery scandal
Minister Ebrahim Patel is legally obliged to hold the National Lotteries Commission accountable
By Tessa Knight
News | 15 August 2019