Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
national lotteries commissionlatest news & developments
Video

The legal framework governing the National Lotteries Commission

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) was established in terms of section 146 of the Constitution, which provided for a body to regulate national lottery activities and ensure…

Narrow terms of the original proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate dodgy procurement at the National Lotteries Commission has hamstrung its investigations, despite the SIU having applied for an amendment to the terms 15 months ago. Photo: Steve Kretzmann

SIU investigation into lottery corruption hamstrung by red tape

The narrow terms of the original proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to only look into dodgy lottery grants has hobbled the SIU, despite it having applied for…

Former Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel. File photo

Lottery spent R1.5million on ‘lawfare’ to try stop Patel’s anti-corruption battle

The litigation was part of a fightback campaign by the National Lotteries Commission’s previous board and management

Serial fraudster: Howard Mashaba claimed Deputy President Paul Mashatile and billionaire Patrice Motsepe would be at the opening of his new hotel, which is state property and thus falls under the portfolio of Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson.

Swindler Howard Mashaba hijacks a state building

The public works minister allegedly knew the convicted fraudster had demolished government property in Limpopo and built a hotel

A woman buys lottery tickets at a street seller. File photo

Luxury properties seized in new Lottery corruption crackdown

Luxury homes, a farm and an upmarket car have been frozen as part of the ongoing investigation

The intricate investigation details how Howard Mashaba’s elderly parents have become economically ostracised after their son used their names to open businesses which got into trouble over unpaid debts and a string of purportedly fraudulent acts. Graphic: John McCann

R34m Limpopo lotto graft probe

A crook that the prosecuting authority failed to arrest is at the centre of a fresh scam – this time involving state funds

Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Kwaito star Arthur Mafokate and the dodgy Lottery grant

Mafokate’s company invoiced a non-profit organisation over R1-million from a lottery grant for a music festival that never happened

Lottery law tweak sparks abuse fears

Man behind failed Soweto sports centre has fingers in several lottery pies

Petrus Sedibe is linked to nonprofit organisations that applied for funding totalling more than R12.6 million

Developing the sport in South Africa in the junior category for over a decade, the Royal Bafokeng nation is a growing talent pool (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images),

Fraud case just one example of governance failings at Basketball SA

The sport body’s former national administrator allegedly stole money by substituting his own bank account details for a service provider’s

‘Saving the country’: Mzukisi Makatse outed R6-million of irregular lottery funding and says more protection is needed for those who fight graft

‘Don’t profile me; profile whistleblowing as a concept’

Man who outed R6m ‘irregular’ lottery funding believes more protection is needed for those who fight graft

Lottery law tweak sparks abuse fears

Betting on South Africa’s lotto is illegal, court orders

Taking bets on the lotto is against the law, court orders

Professor NA Nevhutanda joined the board in 2009 and was reappointed chair in 2017

The members of the National Lotteries Commission Board

They bring a strong commitment to change and development

Through projects like Bokone, the NLC is able to catalyse action in communities

The Bokone Community Home-Based Care and Early Childhood Development project

Bokone provides critical services to its beneficiaries, many of whom are vulnerable individuals living in challenging conditions

Teaching children to swim helps to prevent drowning accidents, a leading cause of childhood deaths

Keeping Mumulanga Province Swimming afloat

NLC funds will help to maintain, expand and upgrade its infrastructure

The amendment of the Lotteries Act and its subsequent application in 2015 has afforded the commission an opportunity to implement key changes

Lottery withstands weak economy and encroaching illegal operators

The National Lotteries Commission has, by reviewing its operations to protect stakeholders combatting unlawful lotteries, disbursed billions

One of the five fully equipped containers Philani has placed in communities in the Eastern Cape

The flagship projects of the National Lotteries Commission

Grants have been allocated to a range of nongovernmental and other organisations

Change is pain: Enoch Godongwana says that, in several areas, growth has been too slow and the benefits of change have been narrowly distributed. (Madelene Cronjé, M&G)

Building solid foundations

The National Lotteries Commission has put massive funding into Early Childhood Development to help ensure the future of the country is brighter

The fossils that have made the park so famous were uncovered during phosphate mining operations in Langebaanweg

NLC funds breathe life into the West Coast Fossil Park

Funds from the NLC contributed towards the design and construction of of museum and visitors centre and the creation of many visitor experiences

A total of R26-million was allocated by the NLC toward the rebuilding of Vhafamadi for 20 classrooms, a library, a computer lab, a science laboratory, an NSNP kitchen, and a school hall

Securing the right to education

Vhafamadi Secondary School rebuilt with NLC funding

The 2017/2018 integrated annual report showcases the success of the NLC and its beneficiaries

Highlights from the Financial Year

The NLC has over the past year focused on establishing strategic partnerships with a variety of partners