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

Limpopo’s forgotten schools and the Lottery’s expensive toilets

Post author By Anton van Zyl
Media Outlet Limpopo Mirror
Post date May 24, 2019

R10 million grant went to Gauteng company with no experience

Gaming the Lottery

Probe into fraud and corruption at National Lotteries Commission

Post author By Raymond Joseph
Media Outlet GroundUp
Post date May 13, 2019

Trade and Industry minister Rob Davies orders investigation

Gaming the Lottery

Lottery admits it’s investigating projects it defended

Post author By Raymond Joseph
Media Outlet GroundUp
Post date May 16, 2019

Department of Trade and Industry ordered an investigation, but Lottery spins a different story.

Gaming the Lottery

Lottery recipient’s attempt to muzzle media fails – for now

Post author By GroundUp Staff
Media Outlet https://www.groundup.org.za/article/lottery-recipients-attempt-muzzle-media-fails-now/

Court refuses to hear urgent application from Lesley Ramulifho against GroundUp, The Citizen and Daily Dispatch

Gaming the Lottery

Lottery’s promise of toilets leaves a nasty smell

Post author By Anton van Zyl, Bernard Chiguvare, Kaizer Nengovhela and Raymond Joseph
Media Outlet Limpopo Mirror
Post date May 3, 2019

Photos used to show progress building ablution facilities at different schools are of the same structures

Gaming the Lottery

GROUNDVIEW: Lottery looting needs to be investigated – urgently

Post author By GroundUp Editors
Media Outlet Ground Up
Post date March 20, 2019

Millions of South Africans buy Lottery tickets. There is growing evidence that their trust is being misused.

Gaming the Lottery

LOTTO’S R10m MYSTERY TOILET PROJECT IN EC

Post author By Raymond Joseph
Media Outlet Daily Dispatch
Post date March 22, 2019

Lo tt o ’s funding arm gave R10m to employees of Pretoria lawyer Lesley Ramulifho for “sanita tion projects” at 15 schools, but the street address of his construction offices is an upmarket complex in East London where nobody has heard of their comp a ny. The suburban block of flats was listed as the […]