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.
Minister appoints ten new lottery grant assessors after year-long delay
NLC says applications backlog has been cleared and future applications will be assessed within 150 days
Brief | 7 July 2025
R10-million emergency lottery funding for flood-ravaged Eastern Cape
The money was approved swiftly using a new funding mechanism that replaced one that had been mired in corruption
Brief | 29 June 2025
Lottery licence evaluators had no lottery experience
Audit firms refused to get involved because of “reputational risk”
News | 26 June 2025
Alarm raised over plans for state-run lottery
Since its inception, a private company has been responsible for operating the lottery and selling tickets. That is set to change in 2034
News | 20 June 2025
Court battle looms over lottery licence
Losing bidder Lekalinga has launched a court application to probe Minister Parks Tau’s decision to award the fourth lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings
Law | 12 June 2025
Lottery official’s pension frozen by Special Tribunal
Sanele Dlamini had been found guilty of gross misconduct by the NLC
Law | 12 June 2025
Luxury home of Lottery “kingpin” frozen by Special Tribunal
Non-profit organisation headed by Alfred Sigudhla received nearly R70-million from the Lottery
News | 5 June 2025
Troubling questions as minister gives Ithuba another year to run lottery
On the face of it, Ithuba should have been excluded as it did not bid for the new permanent license and it has reached the maximum legal operating limit of ten years
News | 2 June 2025
Court rules against Lottery: ticket sales may stop on Sunday
“I do not accept that the sky will fall” says judge
Law | 30 May 2025