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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…
Lottery ticket sales likely to be suspended from 1 June
Late last month, Parks Tau extended the bid adjudication period by a year but was silent on what would happen to ticket sales after Ithuba’s licence expired
Court blocks former Lottery official from receiving money after sale of his luxury home
The house and other properties of William Huma were paid for with lottery money
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
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
Government payment delay forces Joburg’s biggest food bank to close
The provincial social development department said the food bank is ‘under investigation’, which has delayed signing of contracts
Multimillion-rand Gauteng beauty academy grant under investigation
Four social development officials are already ‘under precautionary suspension’
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
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
#ZumaUnrest: How to verify images on your smartphone
With rising awareness of “fake news”, people are more cautious of reflexively hitting share. But how can you quickly verify whether what you’re seeing is true, especially when…
#ZumaUnrest: How to spot fakes and hoaxes online
Here is a guide on what can be done to prevent the spread of fake news online
SPCA dropped by National Lottery Commission
A cut in funding from the national lottery has forced the SPCA to reduce its free services, including the work it does in poor communities.
Where does the DA get its facts from?
The DA makes claims to some great successes, and Africa Check takes a look at how much information it has to back them up.
Dasnois axing resurrects Rasool ‘brown envelope scandal’
Personalities linked to the media bribery scandal involving Ebrahim Rasool have resurfaced in a campaign to support Iqbal Survé.
ANC billboard’s sanitation claim is false
Claims by the ANC that 36-million South Africans have been given access to sanitation since 1994 are "exaggerated", according to an expert.