“The NLC’s game plan is to bully and threaten anyone who looks to make allegations or substantiate allegations against it,” says MP
Project: Gaming the Lottery
An unprecedented international investigation into the global lottery industry. It involves close to 40 people from 10 countries working in journalism and civic tech organizations in Africa, Europe and the United States.
Gaming the Lottery
The Lottery and the missing minstrel museum
Six years ago the Lottery gave R13 million for a museum which still does not exist
Gaming the Lottery
Lottery paid millions of rands to COO’s wife’s company
Companies linked to Phillemon Letwaba’s friends and family have received huge amounts of Lottery money
Gaming the Lottery
Lottery threatens criminal charges against journalists
GroundUp accused of breaching law by revealing details of grants
Gaming the Lottery
Money from Lottery goes to cousin of National Lotteries Commission boss
Only a fraction of the R11 million grant appears to have gone to its intended purpose
Gaming the Lottery
Member of Parliament calls for Lottery board to be fired
NLC investigating itself is like “turkeys voting for Christmas”, says MP in letter to minister Patel
Gaming the Lottery
Top Lottery executives coin it
R19 million a year paid to seven people
It has massively increased spending on advertorials over the past few years
UNISA survey gives insight into who plays the Lotto and why
Facility, which is unfinished after two years, is in Lottery COO’s village