Articles for Raymond Joseph
Decision on new Lottery operator postponed by a year. But Ithuba’s licence expires in May
No clarity on what happens to lotto ticket sales and NLC grants after expiry
News | 24 February 2025
SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe
Department of Justice says a decision is “expected” by month-end
News | 18 February 2025
Lottery paid R500,000 to company to probe computer breach that never happened
Forensic auditors found several red flags in the payment to Neo Solutions
News | 6 February 2025
Lottery bosses turned to State Security Agency to investigate leaks
But things didn’t go the way they wanted
News | 29 January 2025
FNB closes bank accounts of dodgy lottery-funded “activist”
Tebogo Sithathu is under investigation by the SIU over a series of multimillion-rand grants
News | 16 January 2025
Announcement of new lottery licence operator postponed - again
The National Lotteries Commission will use its reserves to continue funding good causes if lottery ticket sales are suspended
News | 24 December 2024
Sports organisation hides how R17-million Lottery funding was used
SIU is probing grants paid to Physical Education Institute of South Africa
By Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 20 December 2024
Leaked report exposes abuse of lottery money paid to minstrel group
No proof that promised “minstrels museum” ever existed
Feature | 17 December 2024
Inside Gauteng’s R500-million corruption scheme (part two)
How a network of non-profit organisations, co-operatives and companies captured the department’s “sustainable livelihoods” budget
By Daniel Steyn and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 12 December 2024