Articles for Raymond Joseph

Millions in Jozi FM lottery grants have gone missing

Board chair of holding company says funds were spent on documentaries, but the station CEO says there is no proper accounting for the money

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News | 17 November 2025

Process to appoint new Lottery chair underway

Here is the shortlist of six candidates

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Parliament | 24 October 2025

MPs call for heads to roll at Fort Hare

Vice Chancellor Sakhele Buhlungu has not properly explained why a man facing corruption allegations was promoted

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News | 21 October 2025

Fort Hare paid R17-million for work that was never done, investigation finds

ICT department staff and service providers implicated in alleged multimillion-rand scam

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News | 17 October 2025

Lottery commits R124-million to fight HIV and TB

Funding intended to help fill gap left by withdrawal of US funds

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News | 16 October 2025

Ramaphosa extends SIU probe into Lottery

New investigation will have wider scope than previous one but still excludes some important allegations

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News | 11 October 2025

Pensioners refunded after we queried funeral policy deductions

Insurance companies insist they have proof that pensioners agreed, but questions remain about how this was done

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Feature | 2 October 2025

Lottery Commission extends reparations to staff

A dozen people, including whistleblowers, have given evidence of harm suffered under the previous administration

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News | 18 September 2025

Lottery corruption case reaches court after years of delays

No progress from National Prosecuting Authority in at least another 18 cases with a further 21 under investigation by SAPS and the Hawks

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News | 6 September 2025

Lottery board chair Barney Pityana resigns

After helping to stabilise the corruption-hit organisation, he leaves with two years of his five-year term remaining

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News | 23 August 2025

Corruption fight put at “risk” by moving Special Tribunal

Move from Joburg to Pretoria “worrying” and a “blow to its effectiveness”

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News | 5 August 2025

Gambling boss quits after forensic audit

The National Gambling Board’s chief strategic advisor Caroline Kongwa has resigned. She earned R3.4-million last year.

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News | 31 July 2025

SIU investigation into lottery corruption hamstrung by red tape

Application made 15 months ago for permission to investigate dodgy procurement deals

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News | 22 July 2025

Mystery of R3-million in Lottery funds paid to Athletics South Africa

ASA says it was unaware of the payment

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News | 18 July 2025

How Lottery looters hijacked a GBV organisation

R18-million, awarded to the Make Me Movement, was stolen

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News | 15 July 2025

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

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Brief | 7 July 2025