THE black empowerment Uthingo consortium will operate South Africa’s state lottery, Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin announced on Friday.
The lottery should be up and running in six months, Uthingo chief executive officer Humphrey Khoza said at a Johannesburg news conference where the announcement was made. The lottery is expected to contribute R100 million per year to good causes, including welfare, arts and culture, sport, and more general causes in the ambit of the Reconstruction and Development Programme, Erwin said.