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 paid R500,000 to company to probe computer breach that never happened
Forensic auditors found several red flags in the payment to Neo Solutions
News | 6 February 2025
Former Lottery executive loses court bid to access his pension
Judge upholds ruling in favour of Special Investigating Unit
News | 4 February 2025
Former Lottery boss is fighting to keep the proceeds of his crime, says SIU
Alfred Nevhutanda is trying to overturn a presidential proclamation that authorises the SIU to investigate corruption at the Lottery
News | 31 January 2025
Lottery bosses turned to State Security Agency to investigate leaks
But things didn’t go the way they wanted
News | 29 January 2025
FNB closes bank accounts of dodgy lottery-funded “activist”
Tebogo Sithathu is under investigation by the SIU over a series of multimillion-rand grants
News | 16 January 2025
Announcement of new lottery licence operator postponed - again
The National Lotteries Commission will use its reserves to continue funding good causes if lottery ticket sales are suspended
News | 24 December 2024
Sports organisation hides how R17-million Lottery funding was used
SIU is probing grants paid to Physical Education Institute of South Africa
By Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 20 December 2024
Leaked report exposes abuse of lottery money paid to minstrel group
No proof that promised “minstrels museum” ever existed
Feature | 17 December 2024
“Pot” Stemmet faces charges over theft of Lottery-funded equipment
Machinery removed from “minstrel museum”
News | 12 December 2024