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.
UNISA survey gives insight into who plays the Lotto and why
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
28 November 2019
Newspaper’s attack on our reporter is malicious
25 November 2019
GroundUp told to rather focus on investment conference
13 November 2019
Questions asked about conflicts of interest and unfinished projects
6 November 2019
Minister Ebrahim Patel still failing to answer questions
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
31 October 2019
Bank statements show that company directed by COO’s wife paid money into Lottery recipient’s account, yet she denies it
25 October 2019
COO Phillemon Letwaba has been unable to explain the numerous anomalies in the funding of Lesley Ramulifho’s projects
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
22 October 2019
Lottery fund distributor says it follows the “spirit and letter of the law”
10 October 2019
Sershan Naidoo says he was questioning the use of Lottery funds
By Ciaran Ryan
9 October 2019
Minister expresses displeasure with Lottery’s own investigation into controversial grant
6 September 2019
Minister Ebrahim Patel is legally obliged to hold the National Lotteries Commission accountable
By Tessa Knight
15 August 2019