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.

Court blocks former Lottery official from receiving money after sale of his luxury home

The house and other properties he owns were paid for with lottery money

By Raymond Joseph

News | 28 February 2025

Lottery executive loses bid to delay disciplinary hearing

Judge says Gugulethu Yako’s appeal has no merit

By Tania Broughton

Law | 27 February 2025

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

By Raymond Joseph

News | 24 February 2025

SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe

Department of Justice says a decision is “expected” by month-end

By Raymond Joseph

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

By Raymond Joseph

News | 6 February 2025

Former Lottery executive loses court bid to access his pension

Judge upholds ruling in favour of Special Investigating Unit

By Tania Broughton

News | 4 February 2025

Former Lottery boss is fighting to keep the proceeds of his crime, says SIU

Alfred Nevhutanda is trying to overturn a presidential proclamation that authorises the SIU to investigate corruption at the Lottery

By Tania Broughton

News | 31 January 2025

Lottery bosses turned to State Security Agency to investigate leaks

But things didn’t go the way they wanted

By Raymond Joseph

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

By Raymond Joseph

News | 16 January 2025