Lotteries regulator reviews processes amid corruption scandals
Lotteries commission COO Phillemon Letwaba has been accused of channelling multimillion-rand grants to NPOs that involved his family and friends
10 March 2020 - 17:56
The scandal-plagued National Lotteries Commission (NLC) is reviewing some of its processes before granting funding to worthy causes, amid concern that the current system is open to abuse.
The commission, which is tasked with regulating lotteries and the distribution of funds to good causes, has faced constant allegations of corruption in recent years. Some MPs have called for its proactive fund, totalling about R120m annually, to be investigated...
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