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Eight years after the final whistle blew on South Africa’s Soccer World Cup, Rabali Stadium looks like a shining example of 2010’s ongoing legacy. Built by tournament organisers with National Lotteries Commission funding and opened in 2012, its artificial turf is a pristine green carpet on the dusty landscape of the Nzhelele valley. “It’s helping […]

Museum showcases what the Western Cape looked like millions of years ago

Inactive and non-compliant non-profit organisations (NPOs) are raking in millions in Lottery grants, while applications from some long-established, cash-strapped organisations are being declined, or they receive a fraction of what they had asked for.

Cuts affect services to poor communities

Sascoc is biggest recipient since 2002

Sascoc depends on Lotto for its existence

A school in a remote town in South Africa owned by a chicken farmer with a checkered business history was chosen by that country’s national lottery to handle almost US$ 3.7 million in grant money intended to help poor or under-served communities. Anomalies in the records of the national lottery make it difficult to tell […]

Lotto millions take winding, murky route to beneficiaries

Where does the Lotto money eventually end up? We followed the trail of one local beneficiary mentioned and was rather surprised with the outcome. What we uncovered was a tale that included a music festival, dietary training workshops and a system where the real beneficiaries are not always mentioned. We also found a system that is as transparent as a toilet window.

The strange tale of the Lotto funding in the Vhembe district has taken a new turn. Last month we reported on payments totalling R9.84 million made to a local non-profit organisation (NPO), Vhembe Health & Fitness Centre. The NPO was unable to supply details of how most of the money was utilized.