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.
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
Former Lottery executive loses court bid to access his pension
Judge upholds ruling in favour of Special Investigating Unit
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
News | 31 January 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