Articles for Raymond Joseph

Call for transparency in appointment of new Lottery boss

Corruption Watch wants “apolitical” process to choose successor to controversy-ridden Alfred Nevhutanda

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News | 8 October 2020

Lottery executive could face probe by accountants’ oversight body

Phillemon Letwaba breached professional code of conduct, says OUTA

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News | 23 September 2020

“Scandal-ridden” Lottery board chairman to leave in November

Alfred Nevhutanda had refused to resign

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News | 17 September 2020

Lotto millions used for minor renovations to stadium

… but it was meant for a brand new sports facility

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Feature | 10 September 2020

Patel hands evidence in lottery probe over to police

Forensic investigators appointed by minister have completed their first report

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News | 2 September 2020

Lotteries Act regulations to face legal challenge

Court will be asked to declare a section of the act unconstitutional

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News | 7 August 2020

Millions of rands in lottery funding for mysterious music festival

R15 million paid to dormant organisation but chairman says he’s unaware of the grant

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News | 29 July 2020

Lottery bows to pressure and releases grant details

But information on the Covid-19 relief fund is incomplete

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News | 28 July 2020

OUTA lays fraud and racketeering complaint over Lottery grants

“NLC officials are intentionally turning a blind eye and are thus complicit and criminally liable”

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News | 28 July 2020

Mystery fires destroy cars on premises of Lottery corruption witnesses

Police investigating arson in both cases

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News | 23 July 2020

Parliament to order National Lotteries Commission to hand over details of all its grants

Refusal to do so would not “withstand constitutional scrutiny”, says parliamentary legal adviser

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News | 15 July 2020

Ebrahim Patel says names of lottery-funded organisations should be made public

Minister makes it clear that he disagrees with National Lotteries Commission’s refusal to disclose recipients of grants

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News | 1 July 2020

Government investigates lottery

Minister Ebrahim Patel confirms probe in letter to Parliament

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News | 29 June 2020

Hijacked organisation gets millions in Lottery grants

Police demand proof before accepting criminal complaint

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Feature | 22 June 2020

Lottery fails to name beneficiaries of multimillion-rand Covid-19 fund

MP complains to Parliament about lack of disclosure

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News | 11 June 2020

NPA declines to prosecute Lottery looter

This is a civil matter, says state advocate

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News | 3 June 2020