EDITORIAL: An unnecessary taint to the lottery process
The involvement of politicians has stained the impending award and may cause unprecedented disruption
13 May 2025 - 05:00
The award of the fourth licence to operate the national lottery was always going to be controversial. But the involvement of politicians in the process has tainted the impending award and may cause unprecedented disruption to the lottery.
Over the past months, this newspaper has chronicled the controversies dogging the multibillion-rand tender to run the national lottery, which supports arts, sports and other noble causes...
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