Articles for Raymond Joseph
Special Tribunal freezes two properties bought with lottery funds
Funds meant for an agricultural project to benefit 1,900 unemployed people were used to buy homes for directors of non-profit organisations
News | 15 May 2026
Report into R66-million netball lottery grant recommends litigation to recover funds
The Special Investigating Unit is probing the grant
News | 13 May 2026
Sunday World journalists were offered money to bring in advertising
The acting editor at the time, Ngwako Malatji, is connected to Lottery deals under SIU investigation
By Raymond Joseph and Nathan Geffen
News | 7 May 2026
Sunday Times editor Makhudu Sefara placed on “special leave” after SIU announces investigation
Sefara was elected chair of the South African National Editors Forum despite concerns raised about his connections to the Lottery
News | 28 April 2026
Appointment of new lottery board chair inches forward
Names of three candidates submitted to Minister
News | 23 April 2026
Two insurance giants dominate SASSA funeral deductions
Clientèle Life, Sanlam and their subsidiaries collect R143-million every month for funeral policies directly from SASSA pension and disability grants
By Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph
News | 9 April 2026
Chaos in Parliament as debate on new lottery board chair explodes
Debate on a shortlist of three candidates was suspended, then postponed, after MK and EFF MPs repeatedly raised points of order
Brief | 25 March 2026
SAPS and Hawks snub Parliament on lottery probe
Special Investigating Unit is probing corruption totalling over R2-billion
News | 25 March 2026
Public Works to evict three former MK MPs from state subsidised housing
The former MPs have refused to vacate the parliamentary village since they were removed from Parliament in August 2024
Brief | 12 March 2026