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.
The modus operandi appears similar to other dodgy Lottery-funded projects
By Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph
News | 10 June 2021
“The silence of the NLC on these allegations is deafening”
By James Stent
Brief | 11 May 2021
Funding was awarded just weeks after the company was registered, and after the event took place
News | 10 May 2021
Incompetent LPC decision has given the green light to lawyers who wish to commit fraud
GroundView | 3 May 2021
The National Lotteries Commission has already spent R5.7 million in only one of its legal battles
Brief | 28 April 2021
The National Lotteries Commission has ongoing legal battles against Ebrahim Patel, former employees, and others trying to hold it accountable
Law | 22 April 2021
Judge said NLC’s action “flagrantly disingenuous as well as cynical”
News | 13 April 2021
Dodgy lawyer paid millions in Lottery grants while also doing legal work for NLC
News | 9 April 2021
Numerous Lottery grants are being investigated for corruption
News | 31 March 2021
New information bolsters the concern that public money may have been used for an ANC election campaign
News | 25 March 2021
The National Lotteries Commission has been using a regulation of the Lotteries Act to hide information
News | 19 March 2021
Three people shortlisted for Minister Ebrahim Patel to choose from
News | 12 March 2021
And the mysterious payments he received from a company linked to the suspended COO
Feature | 3 March 2021
Public has until 8 March to comment or raise objections
Brief | 26 February 2021
Minister Patel extends tenure of acting chair despite objections
Brief | 24 February 2021
Looters move in after building site abandoned
By Anton van Zyl, Tshifhiwa Mukwevho and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 28 January 2021