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Hawks and SIU raid accountants in lottery corruption investigation

Accountants allegedly prepared fraudulent financial statements to get lottery funding

“Criminal syndicate” was run inside the Lottery says SIU

Three-year investigation has revealed collusion between Lottery officials, former board members, lawyers and non-profit organisations

Hawks act against one of their own for Lottery corruption

Spokeperson Hangwani Mulaudzi and former Head of Risk at the National Lotteries Commission Marubini Ramatsekisa are both named in a dossier handed to prosecutors

Kwaito star fails to overturn preservation order on his guesthouse

Judge says there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the property Arthur Mafokate bought was from the proceeds of “unlawful activities”

Top Gauteng officials suspended in grant corruption investigation

Multimillion-rand Gauteng beauty academy grant under investigation

Four officials of the provincial Department of Social Development already “under precautionary suspension”

Beauty academy gets R64-million government subsidy in midst of budget cuts

Money for organisations assisting people with HIV and older people cut

Lottery whistleblower is one of five South Africans to win international award

Mzukisi Makatse recognised by Blueprint for Free Speech

Third qualified audit in a row for National Lotteries Commission

But there is a silver lining as the findings mostly deal with legacy grants made under the watch of the previous board and management