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 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
NLC did nothing to stop 4,000 “delinquents” from getting grant funding
New corruption-busting efforts have caused grant money to go unspent
By Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
Parliament | 29 May 2025
Goldrush-backed consortium announced as next lottery operator
Announcement comes after months of litigation by another bidder
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 28 May 2025
Lottery sales will stop on Sunday unless court order is changed, says NLC
A five-month temporary licence is not financially feasible, says Ithuba
Law | 28 May 2025
SIU cracks down on lottery corruption, but NPA missing in action
Findings were presented to SCOPA this week
News | 22 May 2025
Court rules against Minister Parks Tau on lottery licence
Minister’s decision to delay lottery announcement was unconstitutional
Law | 21 May 2025