Articles for Raymond Joseph
Senior Lotteries staff suspended as corruption crackdown gains momentum
Key officials in the firing line
News | 30 November 2022
Army of fake companies used to defraud the Lottery
Documents and computers seized in raid on Lottery’s East London office as dodgy scheme implicating a former board member is uncovered
News | 17 November 2022
Terry Pheto’s house may go up for auction to recover Lottery funds
Numerous properties belonging to Lotteries Commission executives, their relatives and cronies frozen by court order
News | 7 November 2022
Millions to be spent to complete abandoned Lottery-funded projects
Engineers to be paid directly to finish multi-million rand infrastructure projects
News | 31 October 2022
Lottery cracks down on sky-high spending on lawyers
Minister demands details of legal costs
News | 20 October 2022
Former Lottery boss personally recommended R4.8-million grant for his wife’s company
Grant paid within eight days of application
News | 17 October 2022
SIU investigating dodgy Lottery grants worth over R1.4-billion
“Courageous individuals, ranging from whistle-blowers to journalists and investigators, were essential to uncovering wrong-doing,” says Minister Ebrahim Patel
News | 28 September 2022
Former Lottery executive’s pension frozen as corruption probe hots up
Special Tribunal takes action against Phillemon Letwaba
News | 21 September 2022
Leaked report sheds more light on the rot at Lottery-funded school
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