Tau insists lottery must not be disrupted by bidding process
Minister ‘wants to make an award before the end of next month’ but is pursuing a temporary 12-month licence
10 April 2025 - 18:18
Trade, industry & competition minister Parks Tau has told bidders vying for the lucrative national lottery that it must not be disrupted while the delayed process to award the new licence unfolds.
One of the bidders, Wina Njalo, an offshoot of JSE-listed group Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI), has approached the courts to force the minister to award the fourth licence — and an order declaring unconstitutional and unlawful the request for proposals for the temporary licence...
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