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.
Attempt to force us to stop publishing details of grants abandoned
Law | 21 July 2020
Refusal to do so would not “withstand constitutional scrutiny”, says parliamentary legal adviser
News | 15 July 2020
Minister makes it clear that he disagrees with National Lotteries Commission’s refusal to disclose recipients of grants
News | 1 July 2020
Minister Ebrahim Patel confirms probe in letter to Parliament
News | 29 June 2020
The National Lotteries Commission is a corrupt, captured state institution that is enabling the pillaging of poor people’s money
GroundView | 25 June 2020
Police demand proof before accepting criminal complaint
Feature | 22 June 2020
Case brought after GroundUp exposed dodgy grants and looting of funds
By Elna SchĂĽtz
News | 17 June 2020
MP complains to Parliament about lack of disclosure
News | 11 June 2020
This is a civil matter, says state advocate
News | 3 June 2020
The National Lotteries Commission has refused to disclose its beneficiaries. But we found them
By Raymond Joseph and Anton van Zyl
News | 25 May 2020
Affidavit contains manipulated bank statements and forged signatures
News | 13 May 2020
Unclear why National Lotteries Commission was selling a non-essential good during lockdown
News | 25 April 2020
No explanation offered as to why this has remained an essential good
Opinion | 24 April 2020
Huge grants given to Lottopreneurs with no track record
News | 10 April 2020
Had all the recommendations been taken seriously hundreds of millions of rands would not have been wasted in subsequent years
News | 3 April 2020
Alfred Nevhutanda will keep his position until November
News | 30 March 2020