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.

Lottery board vindicated by legal opinion

The National Lotteries Commission was correct to return money to Treasury

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Parliament | 24 October 2024

Lottery spent over R1-million on lawyers to stop GroundUp exposing corruption

Attacks were also launched on the integrity of our reporter

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News | 17 October 2024

Lottery spent R1.5-million on “lawfare” to try to stop Minister Ebrahim Patel’s anti-corruption battle

For years, costly and sustained litigation funded by public money was launched against Patel

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News | 15 October 2024

Lottery blows millions of rands on lawyers

Previous minister suggested that previous Lottery management and board colluded with law firms

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News | 11 October 2024

Minister responds to attack on the Lottery

And NLC Board Chairperson Barney Pityana explains why the Lottery returned R300-million to Treasury

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News | 4 October 2024

The men behind the attack on the Lottery

Three MPs and a former beneficiary spearhead criticism of the new board and management

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News | 1 October 2024

Coordinated attack on new Lottery board

MPs take the side of those implicated in corruption, and tear into new administration without offering evidence of wrongdoing

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News | 27 September 2024

Press Ombudsman orders TimesLIVE to give correct account of facts

Complaint lodged by GroundUp partially upheld

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Law | 25 September 2024