Here are articles on who plays the South African Lottery, how the Lottery money is distributed, and dodgy dealings by the National Lotteries Commission and its recipients.
Only a fraction of the R11 million grant appears to have gone to its intended purpose
Feature | 20 January 2020
It has massively increased spending on advertorials over the past few years
Analysis | 17 December 2019
R19 million a year paid to seven people
By Roxanne Joseph and Nompumelelo Mtsweni
Brief | 9 December 2019
Facility, which is unfinished after two years, is in Lottery COO’s village
Feature | 6 December 2019
UNISA survey gives insight into who plays the Lotto and why
Feature | 2 December 2019
A Gauteng company with no track record in construction was contracted to build a facility in the small Eastern Cape town of Storms River
Feature | 28 November 2019
Newspaper’s attack on our reporter is malicious
GroundView | 25 November 2019
GroundUp told to rather focus on investment conference
News | 13 November 2019
Questions asked about conflicts of interest and unfinished projects
Parliament | 6 November 2019
Minister Ebrahim Patel still failing to answer questions
News | 4 November 2019
Documents show that Lottopreneur Lesley Ramulifho used at least R5 million from a Lottery grant to pay for his luxury Pretoria house
Feature | 31 October 2019
Bank statements show that company directed by COO’s wife paid money into Lottery recipient’s account, yet she denies it
News | 25 October 2019
COO Phillemon Letwaba has been unable to explain the numerous anomalies in the funding of Lesley Ramulifho’s projects
Opinion | 23 October 2019
Lesley Ramulifho paid for fancy restaurants, high-end interior decor and work on a Porsche using money meant for a drug rehab
Feature | 22 October 2019
Lottery fund distributor says it follows the “spirit and letter of the law”
Right to reply | 10 October 2019