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 National Lotteries Commission’s claims about how R28.3-million was spent to rebuild Vhafamadi Secondary School don’t stand up to scrutiny
By Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph
News | 8 September 2022
New chair, Barney Pityana, and new acting commissioner, Lionel October, take over, possibly signalling major changes at the scandal-ridden National Lotteries Commission
Brief | 1 September 2022
For years, the Lottery avoided, dismissed or suppressed recommendations by at least three reports urging it to take action
Feature | 1 September 2022
Implicated in numerous allegations of lottery corruption, he was due to face a disciplinary hearing
News | 25 August 2022
How did a disguised advertising campaign trend to number one in South Africa? And how often does this happen?
By James Stent and Nathan Geffen
News | 25 August 2022
The NLC was overwhelmed with corruption during Thabang Mampane’s tenure as Commissioner
News | 16 August 2022
Investigations have revealed years of looting
News | 11 August 2022
Phillemon Letwaba is accused of abusing his position to enrich himself and his family
News | 5 August 2022
Phillemon Letwaba earned nearly R4-million and Lotteries boss Thabang Mampane more than R4.5-million in the 2020/21 year
News | 3 August 2022
Lottery grant was meant to rebuild a Limpopo school that burned down during protests
Feature | 28 July 2022
A Special Tribunal preservation order freezing the luxury mansion of Alfred Nevhutanda left out several companies that also made contributions
News | 14 July 2022
NLC serves its chief operating officer Phillemon Letwaba with a notice of intention to suspend him - for the third time
News | 11 July 2022
The Special Investigating Unit was expected to hand its report to President Ramaphosa in April
Brief | 7 July 2022
Under Alfred Nevhutanda’s tenure as chairperson of the Lottery board there was grand-scale corruption
News | 27 June 2022