The Lottery and its discontents
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.
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
Why GroundUp is taking the Legal Practice Council to court
Matter is scheduled to be heard on Monday, 7 November Thursday 10 November in Johannesburg
GroundView | 2 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
No Lottery funds for animal welfare next year
A “tough decision” says National Lotteries Commission
By Liezl Human
News | 5 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